To the Knowledge of Flea Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) of the Latvian Fauna. 4. Genus Aphthona Chevrolat, 1836

Abstract

Faunal data on six species of the genus Aphthona Chevrolat, 1836 are presented. A total of 259 specimens of this genus were reviewed. A. atrocaerulea (Stephens, 1831) in Latvia is reported for the first time. Bibliographic information on flea beetles of the given genus in Latvia is summarised for the first time. One species, A. cyparissiae (Koch, 1803), is deleted from the list of Latvian Coleoptera. The annotated list of Latvian Aphthona is given, including 10 species.

Keywords:

• Coleoptera
• Chrysomelidae
• Alticinae
• Aphthona
• Latvia
• fauna