Altica brevicollis Foudras, 1860
(a flea beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAltica brevicollis (a flea beetle)
GenusAltica (a genus of flea betles)
TribeAlticini (flea beetles)
SubfamilyGALERUCINAE (a subfamily of leaf and flea beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Altica brevicollis (a flea beetle) :
1: Altica brevicollis (a flea beetle)
25 Aug 2018 OSGR: ST90 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, on Hazel leaf with old feeding signs
Image 1: Feeding traces on Hazel leaf - top surface - white backgroundImage 2: Feeding traces on Hazel leaves - top surface - white backgroundImage 3: Feeding traces on Hazel leaves - under surface - white backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background

Altica brevicollis (a flea beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Altica brevicollis (a flea beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Altica brevicollis (a flea beetle)
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