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On the Biology of Psylliodes Hyoxcyami Linn. (Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera), The Henbane Flea‐Beetle, with Descriptions of the Larval Stages
Author(s) -
NEWTON H. C. F.
Publication year - 1934
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1934.tb06894.x
Subject(s) - biology , flea beetle , larva , leaf beetle , botany , zoology
Summary. 1. A severe attack by a flea‐beetle, Psylliodes hyoscyami Linn. on Hyoscyamus niger L. grown as a commercial crop is recorded. 2. The life history and developmental stages of the beetle are described. 3. Suggestions for control are made. 4. The larvae of Lonchaea flavidipennis Zett. (Sapromyzidae, Diptera) has been found associated with the beetle larvae in the damaged stems.