Longitarsus melanocephalus (lat.) - a species of leaf beetles ( Chrysomelidae ) from the subfamily of gnats ( Galerucinae ). Distributed from the western part of the Palearctic to the east to Mongolia . Adult beetles and their larvae feed on the leaves of plantain ( Plantago ) (a genus of plants of the plantain family ( Plantaginaceae )) [1] .
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- Variety: Longitarsus melanocephalus var. nigrinus weise, 1893
- aberration: Longitarsus melanocephalus ab. nigrosuturalis Delahon, 1913
- subspecies: Longitarsus melanocephalus melanocephalus (DeGeer, 1775)
- subspecies: Longitarsus melanocephalus paludivaga Peyerimhoff, 1915
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- ↑ BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK) Archived November 21, 2008.