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Ochrosis ventralis

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Ochrosis ventralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Alticini
Genus: Ochrosis
Foudras, 1859
Species:
O. ventralis
Binomial name
Ochrosis ventralis
(Illiger, 1807)

Ochrosis ventralis is a species of flea beetle native to Europe and parts of North Africa, and the sole member of the genus Ochrosis.[1] Adults are found on leaves of nightshades (Solanum spp), the larvae probably feed at the roots. O. ventralis is also associated with Anagallis arvensis and Pistacia lentiscus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ochrosis Foudras, 1859". Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  2. ^ Warchałowski, Andrzej (2003). Chrysomelidae: The leaf-beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean area. Warszawa: Natura Optima dux Foundation. ISBN 9788391804001. OCLC 77850541.