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History and Distribution in the USA
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Distribution: |
- Europe: all European countries (not established in England), Russian Federation (Central Russia, Eastern Siberia, Russian Far East, Southern Russia and Western Siberia)
- Asia: Armenia, China, Georgia, Iran, Japan, Kazakstan, Kirgizia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
- Africa: Gabon
- Western Hemisphere: Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico and USA
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- Primary hosts (full lifecycle): Solanum tuberosum (potato), Solanum melongena (egg-plant); certain varieties of Lycopersicum esculentum (tomato); Hyosciamus niger L. Atropa belladonna L.
- Secondary hosts where last instar larvae can finish their development and adults can finish their maturity feeding: Solanum dulcamara L.; Solanum nigrum L.; Datura stramonium L.
- Secondary hosts where larvae can not survive but adults can finish their maturity feeding: Lycium sp. and Physalis sp.
- Other hosts without detailed biological data: Nicotiana tabacum L. (cultivated tobacco), Solanum sisymbrifolium, S. subinerne, S. marginatum, S. rostratum Ramur (buffalo bur), S. carolinense, S. elaeagnifolium, S. sarachoides, S. dimidiatum, S. diversifolium, S. triquitrium, S. laciniatum
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References: |
- Arnett, R.H. Jr., M.C. Thomas, P.E. Skelley and J.H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. AMERICAN BEETLES. Volume 2. Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. xiv + 861 pp.
- Both, R.G., Cox, L.M. and Madge R.B. (199): IIE Guides to Insects of Importance to Man, 3. Coleoptera, Cambridge, Universtiy Press
- Jacques, R.J. Jr. (1988): The Potato Beetles: The Genus Leptinotarsa in North America; Flora & Fauna Handbooks No. 3.E.J. Brill. 144.pp.
- Matthews, E.G. & Reid C.A.M. (2002): Aguide to the Genera of Beetles of South Australia Part. 8Adelaide, Eureca Corporate Group.
- Riley, E.G., Clark, S.M. Flowers R.W. and Gilbert A.J. (2002): Chrysomelidae Latreille 1802 Pp. 617-691. In American Beetles. Arnett R.H. Jr. et al. (Eds) Vol. 2. CRC Press
- Warchalowski, A. (2003) Chrysomelidae The leaf-beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean area. 600 pp. LVI plates. Natura optima dux Foundation Warsawa, Studio I.
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