Aphthona
Aphthona is a genus of beetle, in the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae, native to Europe and Asia. More specifically, Aphthona are flea beetles, meaning they have enlarged hind legs for jumping away from potential danger. There are some 300 species known worldwide.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyChrysomelidae
A. nonstriata Aphthona abdominalis Aphthona aeneomicans Aphthona albertinae Aphthona alcina Aphthona atratula Aphthona atrocaerulea Aphthona atrovirens Aphthona beauprei Aphthona beckeri Aphthona biokovensis Aphthona bonvouloiri Aphthona carbonaria Aphthona chinchihi Aphthona coerulea Aphthona constantini Aphthona crassipes Aphthona cyparissiae Aphthona czwalinae Aphthona delicatula Aphthona depressa Aphthona erichsoni Aphthona espagnoli Aphthona euphorbiae Aphthona flava Aphthona flaviceps Aphthona franzi Aphthona fuentei Aphthona gracilis Aphthona herbigrada Aphthona illigeri Aphthona juliana Aphthona konstantinovi Aphthona kuntzei Aphthona lacertosa Aphthona lubischevi Aphthona lutescens Aphthona maculata Aphthona maghrebina Aphthona maldesi Aphthona melancholica Aphthona microcephala Aphthona nigriceps Aphthona nigriscutis Aphthona nonstriata Aphthona occitana Aphthona ovata Aphthona pallida Aphthona parnassicola Aphthona perrisi Aphthona placida Aphthona plenifrons Aphthona poupillieri Aphthona punctiventris Aphthona pygmaea Aphthona reitteri Aphthona rhodiensis Aphthona rugipennis Aphthona sardea Aphthona sarmatica Aphthona semicyanea Aphthona seriata Aphthona sicelidis Aphth
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- Effectiveness of control
- Selected species
- References
Aphthona is a genus of beetle, in the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae, native to Europe and Asia. More specifically, Aphthona are flea beetles, meaning they have enlarged hind legs for jumping away from potential danger. There are some 300 species known worldwide.
This flea beetle genus is important because of the usefulness of some species in controlling leafy spurge, a major invasive weed in parts of western North America. Several Aphthona species have been taken from Europe and introduced into localized areas of the United States and Canada, and some success against the weed is being seen. The six species used for this purpose include A. abdominalis, A. cyparissiae, A. czwalinae, A. flava, A. nigriscutis, and A. lacertosa, though A. abdominalis apparently never established a viable population and was never introduced in Canada.