Longitarsus strigicollis Wollaston, 1864
(Teasel Flea Beetle)

Interactions where Longitarsus strigicollis 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 (epiphyllous) epiphyllous adult causes shot holes on leaf UK/Ireland Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae 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
New British Beetles: species not in Joy’s practical handbook, Hodge, P.J. & Jones, R.A., 1995
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus strigicollis/Longitarsus strigicollisteasel flea beetleepiphyllousadult Foodplant / shot hole causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Dipsacus fullonum/Dipsacus fullonumwild teaselleaf (Summer)
adult (hypophyllous) hypophyllous adult causes shot holes on young, first-year leaf UK/Ireland Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae 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
New British Beetles: species not in Joy’s practical handbook, Hodge, P.J. & Jones, R.A., 1995
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus strigicollis/Longitarsus strigicollisteasel flea beetlehypophyllousadult Foodplant / shot hole causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Dipsacus fullonum/Dipsacus fullonumwild teaselyoung, first-yearleaf (Spring)
larva larva feeds within root? UK/IrelandQuestionable Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae 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
New British Beetles: species not in Joy’s practical handbook, Hodge, P.J. & Jones, R.A., 1995
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus strigicollis/Longitarsus strigicollisteasel flea beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feederRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Dipsacus fullonum/Dipsacus fullonumwild teaselroot?
larva larva grazes on root? UK/IrelandQuestionable Dipsacus fullonum Wild Teasel Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae 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
New British Beetles: species not in Joy’s practical handbook, Hodge, P.J. & Jones, R.A., 1995
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus strigicollis/Longitarsus strigicollisteasel flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feederRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Dipsacus fullonum/Dipsacus fullonumwild teaselroot?

Interactions where Longitarsus strigicollis 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
(live) live adult is ectoparasitised by ascoma UK/Ireland Dimeromyces longitarsi a laboulbeniomycete Laboulbeniales: Laboulbeniaceae A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British Laboulbeniales, Weir, A., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Laboulbeniomycetes/Laboulbeniales/Laboulbeniaceae/Dimeromyces longitarsi/Dimeromyces longitarsia laboulbeniomyceteascoma Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus strigicollis/Longitarsus strigicollisteasel flea beetleliveadult ascoma ectoparasitises live adult

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
Hodge, P.J. & Jones, R.A., 1995New British Beetles: species not in Joy’s practical handbook1 edition, 175pp, British Entomological and Natural History Society
Weir, A., 1996A preliminary host-parasite checklist of British LaboulbenialesEntomologist Vol 115: 50-58.

Longitarsus strigicollis (Teasel Flea Beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Longitarsus strigicollis (Teasel Flea Beetle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLongitarsus strigicollis (Teasel Flea Beetle)
GenusLongitarsus (a genus of flea beetles)
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 Longitarsus strigicollis (Teasel Flea Beetle)

Longitarsus strigicollis (Teasel Flea Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Longitarsus strigicollis (Teasel Flea Beetle):

A yellowish flea beetle that feeds on Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum. The adults may be found on the undersides of rosette leaves while the larvae probably feed on the roots.

The repeatedly published accidental association with Breckland Thyme Thymus serpyllum is a misinterpretation dating from the broader use of this name in Allen’s 1967 paper when he described the species. The record in question was from Ditchling Downs in Sussex - well outside the distribution of Breckland Thyme.

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