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''Altica'' is a large genus of flea beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae, with about 300 species, distributed nearly worldwide.〔Konstantinov A.S., Vandenberg N.J. 1996. Handbook of Palaearctic flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae). ''Contributions on Entomology, International'', Vol. 1, Part 3. Gainesville, FL: Associated Publishers. P. 237-440.〕〔Ross H. Arnett et al. ''American Beetles'', Vol. 2: ''Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea''. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2002. ISBN 0-8493-0954-9. P. 662-663.〕 The genus is best represented in the Neotropic region, well represented in the Nearctic and Palearctic, but occurs also in the Afrotropic, Indomalaya and Australasia. The species are similar to each other, small metallic blue-green-bronze beetles, often distinguished from each other only by the aedeagus. The species of ''Altica'', both as larvae and as adults, are phytophagous, feeding on plant foliage of various food plant taxa, specific for each ''Altica'' species. Onagraceae and Rosaceae (mainly ''Rubus'') are the dominant host plant families for Holarctic species. The adult ''Altica'' beetles are able to jump away when approached. ==(Partial) list of species== *''Altica aenescens'' Weise, 1888 *''Altica bicarinata'' Kutschera, 1860 *''Altica chalybea'' *''Altica fragariae'' *''Altica lythri'' Aubé, 1843 *''Altica nipponica'' *''Altica oleracea'' (Linnaeus, 1708) *''Altica palustris'' Weise, 1888 *''Altica quercetorum'' *''Altica tamaricis'' Schrank, 1785 * *''Altica tamaricis tamaricis'' Schrank, 1785 *''Altica viridicyanea'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Altica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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