Trophic specialization of leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in the Volga Upland

Abstract

Observations in nature and in captivity revealed that Altica brevicollis feeds on Corylus avellana* l., A. lythri on Epilobium l., Aphthona czwalinae on Euphorbia l., A. nigriscutis on the inflorescence envelope of Euphorbia glareosa, Cassida nebulosa on Chenopodium l., C. nobilis on Atriplex l., C. panzeri on Lactuca tatarica* l., C. rubiginosa on Carduus* l., C. vibex on Centaurea* l., C. viridis on Lycopus l., Chaetocnema breviuscula on Chenopodium l., Cheilotoma musciformis on Rumex l., Chrysolina limbata russiella on Plantago lanceolata l., Ch. marginata on Achillea millefolium l., Ch. sturmi on Glechoma hederacea l., Clytra laeviuscula on Salix l., C. quadripunctata on l. of Salix and Rumex, Colaphus hoeftii on l. and f. of Sisymbrium loeselii*, Crioceris duodecimpunctata and C. quatuordecimpunctata on Asparagus officinalis l., Cryptocephalus apicalis on Artemisia l., C. bipunctatus on Trifolium pratense f., C. cordiger on Rosa l., C. laetus on f. of Taraxacum serotinum and Inula, C. quatuordecimmaculatus on Genista tinctoria l., C. schaefferi on Ulmus l., C. sericeus on Salvia l. and Cichorium intybus f., C. violaceus on Taraxacum officinale f., C. virens on Salvia l., Derocrepis rufipes on Trifolium pratense l., Entomoscelis adonidis on l. of Adonis vernalis and f. of Brassicacea, Epitrix pubescens on Solanum dulcamara l., Chrysochus asclepiadeus on Vincetoxicum l., Galeruca pomonae on Arctium* and Salvia* l., Galerucella aquatica on Rumex l., G. calmariensis on Lythrum salicaria* l., G. lineola on Salix l., G. luteola on Ulmus pumila* l., G. pusilla on Epilobium l., Gastrophysa polygoni on Polygonum aviculare and Rumex l., Hypocassida subferruginea on Convolvulus* l., Labidostomis pallidipennis on Salix l., Leptinotarsa decemlineata on Hyoscyamus niger l., Lilioceris merdigera on Polygonatum and Convallaria majalis l., Longitarsus anchusae on Cynoglossum officinale l., L. lycopi on Glechoma hederacea l., L. nigrofasciatus on Scrophularia nodosa l., L. obliterates on Salvia verticillata and S. nemorosa l., L. pellucidus on Convolvulus arvensis l., Phaedon armoraciae on Veronica beccabunga* and V. longifolia* l., Phyllotreta procera on Reseda lutea l., Podagrica menetriesi on Althaea officinalis l., Prasocuris phellandrii on l. of Ranunculus sceleratus*, Cirsium* and Lycopus*, Psylliodes affinis on Solanum dulcamara l., P. attenuates on l. of Cannabis sativa and Humulus lupulus, P. dulcamarae on Solanum dulcamara l., P. reitteri on Phalaroides arundinacea l., Pyrrhalta viburni on Viburnum opulus l., and Smaragdina affinis on Salix l. The host plant is marked with an asterisk if the larvae of the respective leaf-beetle have been reared to adults. Abbreviations: l.—leaves, f.—flowers.