Altica Geoffroy, 1762
(a genus of flea betles)

Interactions where Altica is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is predated by UK/IrelandMajor Zicrona caerulea Blue Bug, Blue Shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Zicrona caerulea/Zicrona caeruleablue bug, blue shieldbug Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Altica/Alticaa genus of flea betleslarvaMajor is predator of larva
adult is predated by UK/IrelandMajor Zicrona caerulea Blue Bug, Blue Shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Zicrona caerulea/Zicrona caeruleablue bug, blue shieldbug Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Altica/Alticaa genus of flea betlesadultMajor is predator of adult
abdomen abdomen of imago is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Medina luctuosa a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Medina luctuosa/Medina luctuosaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Altica/Alticaa genus of flea betlesabdomenimago larva is endoparasitoid of abdomen of imago

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Altica (a genus of flea betles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Altica (a genus of flea betles) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Altica brevicollis
a flea beetle
Species 2 trophisms
Altica helianthemi
a flea beetle
Species 4 trophisms
Altica longicollis
a flea beetle
Species 5 trophisms
Altica lythri
a flea beetle
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Altica oleracea
a flea beetle
Species 8 trophisms
Altica palustris
a flea beetle
Species 4 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Altica (a genus of flea betles)

Altica (a genus of flea betles) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Phillips, W.M. 1977 Observations on the biology and ecology of the chrysomelid genus Haltica Geoff. in Britain Ecological Entomology 2: 205-216.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Altica (a genus of flea betles):

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