Open AccessAmorphometric study of <i>Altica oleracea</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) and <i>A. deserticola</i> (Weise, 1889) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae)
Author(s) -
İmran Aslan,
Önder Çalmaşur,
Ömer Bilgin
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
entomologica fennica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.173
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2489-4966
pISSN - 0785-8760
DOI - 10.33338/ef.84201
Subject(s) - flea beetle , biology , botany , leaf beetle , larva
Altica oleracea and Altica deserticola are different flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) feeding on different host plants. Morphological variation was studied within both males and females of ten populations of A. oleracea and A. deserticola. 12 out of 15 variables were found to be significant in the model to discriminate between two species. Morphological differences were detected between the sexes, species and populations collected from different localities.