Leptinotarsa haldemani, commonly known as Haldeman's green potato beetle, is a glossy green-colored species of beetle in the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae. It was named in honour of Samuel Stehman Haldeman, a 19th-century American entomologist who collected insect specimens in Texas.
This small beetle has a black head, antennae, thorax, and legs. Its general body shape is domed and the elytra are usually deep metallic green, but sometimes metallic purple or blue.[1]
This species is found in Mexico, Central America, and the US states of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.[2]
This beetle is found on members of the family Solanaceae including wild species of Physalis, Solanum douglasii, and the Anderson thornbush, Lycium andersonii.[3] It is also occasionally found on potatoes.[4]
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(help) Leptinotarsa haldemani, commonly known as Haldeman's green potato beetle, is a glossy green-colored species of beetle in the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae. It was named in honour of Samuel Stehman Haldeman, a 19th-century American entomologist who collected insect specimens in Texas.
Leptinotarsa haldemani (Rogers, 1856)
Leptinotarsa haldemani (лат.) — вид жуков-листоедов рода Leptinotarsa из семейства Chrysomelidae. Северная Америка: Мексика, США[1]. Свое название получил в честь американского энтомолога С. С. Холдемана.
Среднего размера жуки-листоеды (около 1 см), сходные с колорадским жуком. Голова, грудь и надкрылья одноцветные, зелёного, голубоватого, или фиолетового цвета[1].
Leptinotarsa haldemani (лат.) — вид жуков-листоедов рода Leptinotarsa из семейства Chrysomelidae. Северная Америка: Мексика, США. Свое название получил в честь американского энтомолога С. С. Холдемана.