CHRYSOMELIDAE Latreille, 1802
(leaf and flea beetles)

Interactions where CHRYSOMELIDAE 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').

Filters:

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
ovum is predated by larva Restricted Parasyrphus nigritarsis a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Parasyrphus nigritarsis/Parasyrphus nigritarsisa hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetlesovumSole larva is predator of ovum
larva is predated by larva Restricted Parasyrphus nigritarsis a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Parasyrphus nigritarsis/Parasyrphus nigritarsisa hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetleslarvaSole larva is predator of larva
pupa is predated by larva Restricted Parasyrphus nigritarsis a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Parasyrphus nigritarsis/Parasyrphus nigritarsisa hoverflylarva Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetlespupaSole larva is predator of pupa
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Meigenia dorsalis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Meigenia dorsalis/Meigenia dorsalisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetleslarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Meigenia mutabilis a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Meigenia mutabilis/Meigenia mutabilisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetleslarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
adult is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Policheta unicolor a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Policheta unicolor/Policheta unicolora parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetlesadult larva is endoparasitoid of adult
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Cleonice callida a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Cleonice callida/Cleonice callidaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetleslarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
is taken to the nest of female UK/Ireland Entomognathus brevis a solitary wasp Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Crabronidae/Entomognathus brevis/Entomognathus brevisa solitary waspfemale Animal / predator / stocks nest withUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetles female stocks nest with
larva is predated by solitary nymph (3rd instar onwards) Major Picromerus bidens Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Picromerus bidens/Picromerus bidensspined shieldbug, spiked shieldbugsolitarynymph (3rd instar onwards) Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetleslarvaMajor solitary nymph (3rd instar onwards) is predator of larva
larva is predated by adult Major Picromerus bidens Spined Shieldbug, Spiked Shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Picromerus bidens/Picromerus bidensspined shieldbug, spiked shieldbugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetleslarvaMajor adult is predator of larva
larva is predated by nymph UK/Ireland Troilus luridus Bronze Shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wild, Hawkins, R.D., 1985
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Troilus luridus/Troilus luridusbronze shieldbugnymph Animal / predatorUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetleslarva nymph is predator of larva
abdomen abdomen of imago is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Medina separata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Medina separata/Medina separataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysomelidaeleaf and flea beetlesabdomenimago 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
Hawkins, R.D., 1985Some foods of Heteroptera larvae in the wildHet News No 6: 3.
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest Dipterists Digest No. 9.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles) 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
AMBLYCERINAE
Mexican bean weevils
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 18 trophisms
BRUCHINAE
seed beetles, pea weevils, bean weevils
Subfamily 14 subtaxa 265 trophisms 7 references
CHRYSOMELINAE
a subfamily of leaf beetles
Subfamily 38 subtaxa 412 trophisms 22 references
Chrysophtharta bimaculata
(Tasmanian Eucalyptus Leaf Beetle)
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
CRIOCERINAE
a subfamily of leaf beetles
Subfamily 8 subtaxa 91 trophisms 13 references
CRYPTOCEPHALINAE
a subfamily of leaf beetles
Subfamily 24 subtaxa 279 trophisms 13 references
DONACIINAE
reed beetles
Subfamily 21 subtaxa 164 trophisms 12 references
EUMOLPINAE
a subfamily of leaf beetles
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 8 trophisms
GALERUCINAE
a subfamily of leaf and flea beetles
Subfamily 124 subtaxa 392 trophisms 33 references
HISPINAE
tortoise beetles
Subfamily 10 subtaxa 26 trophisms 9 references
LAMPROSOMATINAE
a subfamily of leaf beetles
Subfamily 1 subtaxa 9 trophisms
Pilemostoma fastuosum
a tortoise beetle
Species 2 trophisms 2 references
Plagiosterna aenea
a leaf beetle
Species 2 trophisms
Prasocuris
a genus of beetles
Genus 5 subtaxa 13 trophisms 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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 CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Bienkowski, A.O. 2004 Leaf-Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the Eastern Europe: New key to subfamilies, genera, and species
() Borowiec, L. European Chrysomelidae culex.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/European%20Chrysomelidae
Cox, M.L. 2007 Supplement to Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland http://www.brc.ac.uk/resources.htm
() Duff, A.G. 2016 Beetles of Britain and Ireland: Cerambycidae to Curculionidae Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Volume 4, 623pp
Freude, H., Harde, K.W. & Lohse, G.A. (Eds.) 1966 Die Käfer Mitteleuropas. Band 9 (Cerambycidae, Chrysomelidae) Die Käfer Mitteleuropas, Vol 9, Goecke & Evers, Krefeld
Hackston, M. 2009 Subfamily Chrysomelinae illustrated key http://sites.google.com/site/mikesinsectkeys/
() Hubble, D. 2012 Keys to the adults of Seed and Leaf Beetles of the British Isles. (Coleoptera: Bruchidae, Orsodacnidae, Megalopodidae & Chrysomelidae) AIDGAP, 136pp, Field Studies Council
Warchalowski A. 2003 The leaf-beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean area 600pp, Natura optima dux Foundation

Larvae/Leaf-miners

Anon. British Leafminers www.leafmines.co.uk/
Pitkin, B. Ellis, W.,Plant, C. & Edmunds, R. The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects www.ukflymines.co.uk

Leaf-miners

György Csóka 2003 Levélaknák és Levélaknázók - Leaf Mines and Leaf Miners 192pp, Forest Research Institute, Budapest

CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications

Acid Mires

Boyce, D. 2004 A review of the invertebrate assemblages of acid mires Research Reports, Report no 592, 109pp, English Nature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles):

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