Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus NEW QUALIFIER-agg.
(cereal leaf beetle)

Interactions where Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
adult adult feeds on leaf Zea mays Maize Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Zea mays/Zea maysmaizeleaf (1-12)
larva (hidden under carried excrement) hidden under carried excrement larva feeds on leaf Zea mays Maize Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetlehidden under carried excrementlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Zea mays/Zea maysmaizeleaf
adult adult feeds on leaf Major Avena sativa Oat Poales: Poaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Avena sativa/Avena sativaoatleafMajor (1-12)
larva (hidden under carried excrement) hidden under carried excrement larva feeds on leaf Major Avena sativa Oat Poales: Poaceae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetlehidden under carried excrementlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Avena sativa/Avena sativaoatleafMajor
adult adult feeds on leaf Dactylis cock’s-foot grasses Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Dactylis/Dactyliscock's-foot grassesleaf (1-12)
larva (hidden under carried excrement) hidden under carried excrement larva feeds on leaf Dactylis cock’s-foot grasses Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetlehidden under carried excrementlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Dactylis/Dactyliscock's-foot grassesleaf
adult adult feeds on leaf Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Holcus lanatus/Holcus lanatusYorkshire-fogleaf (1-12)
larva (hidden under carried excrement) hidden under carried excrement larva feeds on leaf Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetlehidden under carried excrementlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Holcus lanatus/Holcus lanatusYorkshire-fogleaf
adult adult feeds on leaf Lolium rye-grasses Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Lolium/Loliumrye-grassesleaf (1-12)
larva (hidden under carried excrement) hidden under carried excrement larva feeds on leaf Lolium rye-grasses Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetlehidden under carried excrementlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Lolium/Loliumrye-grassesleaf
adult adult feeds on leaf Phleum cat’s-tails Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phleum/Phleumcat's-tailsleaf (1-12)
larva (hidden under carried excrement) hidden under carried excrement larva feeds on leaf Phleum cat’s-tails Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetlehidden under carried excrementlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phleum/Phleumcat's-tailsleaf
adult adult feeds on leaf Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa annua/Poa annuaannual meadow-grassleaf (1-12)
larva (hidden under carried excrement) hidden under carried excrement larva feeds on leaf Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetlehidden under carried excrementlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poa annua/Poa annuaannual meadow-grassleaf
adult adult feeds on leaf Major Hordeum distichon s.l. two-rowed barley Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Hordeum distichon s.l./Hordeum distichon s.l.two-rowed barleyleafMajor (1-12)
larva (hidden under carried excrement) hidden under carried excrement larva feeds on leaf Major Hordeum distichon s.l. two-rowed barley Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetlehidden under carried excrementlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Hordeum distichon s.l./Hordeum distichon s.l.two-rowed barleyleafMajor
adult adult feeds on leaf Secale cereale Rye Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Secale cereale/Secale cerealeryeleaf (1-12)
larva (hidden under carried excrement) hidden under carried excrement larva feeds on leaf Secale cereale Rye Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetlehidden under carried excrementlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Secale cereale/Secale cerealeryeleaf
adult adult feeds on leaf Triticum aestivum Bread Wheat Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Triticum aestivum/Triticum aestivumbread wheatleaf (1-12)
larva (hidden under carried excrement) hidden under carried excrement larva feeds on leaf Triticum aestivum Bread Wheat Poales: Poaceae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus/Oulema duftschmidi/melanopuscereal leaf beetlehidden under carried excrementlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Triticum aestivum/Triticum aestivumbread wheatleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications

Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus (cereal leaf beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus (cereal leaf beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species aggregateOulema duftschmidi/melanopus (cereal leaf beetle)
GenusOulema (a genus of leaf beetles)
SubfamilyCRIOCERINAE (a subfamily of leaf 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 Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus (cereal leaf beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hodges, D. & Murray, D. WCG - website of the Watford Coleoptera Group thewcg.org.uk/

Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus (cereal leaf beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus (cereal leaf beetle):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 2 images of Oulema duftschmidi/melanopus (cereal leaf beetle)
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