Longitarsus suturellus, (Duftschmid, 1825)

Bukejs, Andris, 2010, To The Knowledge Of Flea Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) Of The Latvian Fauna. 6. Genus Longitarsus Latreille, 1829, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 10 (1), pp. 53-70 : 62

L. suturellus (Duftschmid, 1825)

syn.: thoracicus Allard, 1860

References: Mikutowicz 1911 (thoracicus All.); Palij 1958; Pūtele 1965, 1970b, 1971, 1974, 1980, 1981a, 1981b; Priedītis, Pūtele 1976; Barševskis 1993 (misidentification); Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004; Petrova et al. 2006; Kalniņš et al. 2007; Spuņģis 2008.

Examined material: 43 exx: Bauska d.: Bauska Nature Park , 56 o 24‘10“N 24 o 10‘41“E, 3.V.2008 (5, leg. A.Pankjāns) ; Daugavpils d.: Butišķi, 01.VII.2009 (1, valley of the Daugava River , leg. A.Bukejs, M.Balalaikins) ; Ilgas, Silene Nature Park , 8.VI.1994 (1, leg. A.Barševskis) , 9.VI.1994 (1, leg. A.Barševskis) , 8.X.1995 (1, leg. A.Barševskis), 18.V.2005 (1, leg. A.Barševskis); Līksna , 11.III.1994 (2, in hibernation place, leg. R.Cibuļskis) , 18.VII.1996 (1, leg. R.Cibuļskis) , 11.VII.1997 (1, leg. R.Cibuļskis); Līksna parish, 4 km N Daugavpils, 29.VI.2008 (3, old clearing, leg. A.Bukejs) ; Šarlote , 11.V.2008 (1, leg. K.Aksjuta) ; Šedere, Straumēni house, 1-3.V.2008 (1, leg. M.Janovska) ; Slutišķi , 4.V.2008 (1, leg. K.Barševska, A.Barševskis) ; Vasarģelišķi , 29.IV.2008 (1, leg. A.Pankjāns, U.Valainis) ; Jēkabpils d.: Dunava , 17.VII.1993 (1, leg. A.Barševskis) , 18.V.2008 (1, leg. A.Barševskis) ; Salas parish, Sakas Isl. , 27.V.2000 (1, leg. K.Uģeļska) ; Krāslava d.: Sauleskalns (hill), 12 km N Krāslava, 4.V.2008 (1, leg. K.Barševska, A.Barševskis) ; Ludza d.: Gagāri , 16.V.2009 (7, meadow, leg. A.Bukejs) ; Madona d.: Lubāna territory, Ezernieki house, 21.VIII.2008 (1, leg. A.Barševskis) ; Ošupe env., 2.5 km NE Lake Lubāns, 56°50‘03“N 26°56‘05“E, 6.VII.2008 (1, wet meadow and bank of the Aiviekste River , leg. M.Balalaikins, A.Bukejs) ; Preiļi d.: Jersika, Kurpnieki house, 4.V.2006 (2, leg. K.Barševska) , 6-7.VI.2006 (1, leg. A.Barševskis, K.Barševska) , 23-24.VI.2008 (1, leg. A.Barševskis), 29.VI.2008 (1, leg. A.Barševskis); Rīga d.: Saulkrasti S env., Inčupe train station, 24.VII.1974 (1, leg. anonymous) ; Valmiera d.: Mazsalaca , 21.V.1974 (1, leg. Varzinska), 16.V.1989 (1, leg. anonymous), 14.VII.1989 (1, leg. anonymous).

Host plants: Tussilago , Senecio, Petasites (Compositae) .

Phenology: IV(3), V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X (1).

General distribution: Europe, Asia Minor, Siberia, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Japan, China, N Korea. [ ASE]

Note: One of most common species of the genus in Latvia.