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Altica
| Description | Altica (New Latin from Greek ἁλτικός, haltikós, "jumper" or "jumping") is a large genus of flea beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae, with about 300 species, distributed nearly worldwide. 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. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altica, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Altica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Altica Geoffroy, 1762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geoffroy, Étienne L. 1762. Histoire abregée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris. Durand, Paris. Vol. 1: i-xxviii; 1-523; pls. i-x. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (29%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. L. Geoffroy. 1762. Histoire Abregée des Insectes qui se Trouvent aux Environs de Paris, Tome Premier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altica |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Altica aeneola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica aeruginosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica ambiens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica amoena species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica betulae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica bimarginata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica birmanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica blancasi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica blanchardi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica brevicostata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica brisleyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica browni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica caerulea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica californica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica canadensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica carduorum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica carinata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica caurina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica chalybaea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica chalybea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica cirsicola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica convicta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica copelandi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica corni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica corusca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica cuprascens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica cupreola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica cyanea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica dryophyllorum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
| Altica dubia ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Altica elongatula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica ericeti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica floridana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica foliaceae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica fukutai species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica fuscoaenea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica gloriosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica gravida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica guatemalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica heucherae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica himalayensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica humboldtensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica ignita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica inaerata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica japonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica kalmiae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica knabii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica koreana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica lazulina species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Altica liebecki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica limana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica litigata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica magna ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Altica marevagans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica nancyae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica napensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica nepalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica nigrina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica obliterata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica obolina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica olivieriana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica opulenta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica oregonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica ovulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica pedipallida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica prasina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica pretiosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica probata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica purpurea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica renovata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| Altica ribis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica rosae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica schwarzi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica shuteae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica subcostata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica subopaca species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica subplicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica suspecta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica sylvia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica testacea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica texana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica tholimorpha ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
| Altica tincta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica tombacina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica torquata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica ulmi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica vaccinia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica vadoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica vialis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica viatica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica vicaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica viridicyanea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica vitiosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Altica woodsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Attica Say, 1826 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Attica |
| Rybakowia Jacobson, 1892 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Rybakowia |
| Macroorthocrepis Pic, 1921 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Macroorthocrepis |
| Halticoidea Germain, 1903 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Halticoidea |
| Graptodera Chevrolat, 1837 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Graptodera |
| Altica Laicharting, 1781 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Altica |
| Halticella Germain, 1903 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Halticella |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1762 | Altica Geoffroy p. 244 |
| 1766 | Altica Schaeffer |
| 1775 | Altica Fabricius p. 112 |
| 1776 | Altica Müller p. 84 |
| 1796 | Altica Latreille p. 63 |
| 1802 | Galeruca (Altica) Latreille p. 229 |
| 1940 | Haltica Piton p. 212 |
| 2011 | Altica Bouchard et al. p. 522 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
