Longitarsus Berthold in Latreille, 1827
(a genus of flea beetles)

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subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Longitarsus dorsalis
a flea beetle
Species 1 ident. refs
Longitarsus membranaceus
Wood Sage Flea Beetle
Species 1 ident. refs
Longitarsus (unidentified)
Unidentified Longitarsus Flea Beetles
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 		Unidentified 11 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLongitarsus (a genus of flea beetles)
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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hackston, M. 2014 Genus Longitarsus https://sites.google.com/site/mikesinsectkeys/
() Kevan D.K. 1967 The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae) Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 103: 83-110.

Longitarsus (a genus of flea beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Longitarsus (a genus of flea beetles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 135 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Longitarsus (a genus of flea beetles)
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