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
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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
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