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Species Account for Longitarsus parvulus

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Longitarsus parvulus  (Paykull, 1799)
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae

 
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Taxonomic group: beetles (Coleoptera) - Available county data

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Essex RDB: Listed

Records: 138
First Record: 1950
Latest Record: 2023

1992-on hectads: 26
Pre-1992 hectads: 3
Total hectads: 28

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Essex Red Data List comment
Essex Post-1969 record/s; VC18 1970-on record/s.

Species text
Longitarsus parvulus is a very local flea beetle. Old records indicate that this species was formerly widespread in southern England, with scattered records north to Cumberland, but Hyman & Parsons (1992) state that it has recently been recorded from only four vice-counties, all in south-eastern England. It occurs in chalk grassland and probably field margins and disturbed ground. The beetle has been recorded feeding on Perennial Flax Linum perenne, but is possibly polyphagous. Grazing, cutting or some other disturbance, such as rotovation, on a rotational basis, may be needed to maintain open conditions. References

Species text last edited on Tue Mar 20th 2007 by user 3

Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 40 records with habitat information)

Broad subhabitat Data (based on 4 records with subhabitat information)

Structural Habitat Data (based on 17 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 138 records with habitat detail and method information)

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