22-11-2018 MONTE CORONA , VALENCIA - LEAF BEETLE (Genus Timarcha)

Timarcha is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, with more than 100 described species in three subgenera. The most widely known species is T. tenebricosa, the bloody-nosed beetle. All species are black, wingless organisms. Timarcha are herbivorous species, living mostly on plants belonging to Rubiaceae and Plumbaginaceae, although a few can feed on Brassicaceae and Rosaceae. Timarcha is the only member of the tribe Timarchini.

14-8-2018 - LAGUNA DE CANIZAR, TERUEL - LEAF BEETLE (Genus Timarcha)

Timarcha is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, with more than 100 described species in three subgenera. The most widely known species is T. tenebricosa, the bloody-nosed beetle. All species are black, wingless organisms. Timarcha are herbivorous species, living mostly on plants belonging to Rubiaceae and Plumbaginaceae, although a few can feed on Brassicaceae and Rosaceae. Timarcha is the only member of the tribe Timarchini.

These 20 species belong to the genus Timarcha:

Timarcha affinis Laboissière, 1937 g

Timarcha cerdo Stål, 1863 i c g

Timarcha cornuta Bechyné, 1944 g

Timarcha cyanescens Fairmaire, 1862 g

Timarcha coarcticollis Fairmaire, 1873 g

Timarcha daillei Laboissière, 1939 g

Timarcha goettingensis (Linnaeus, 1758) g

Timarcha insparsa

Timarcha interstitialis Fairmaire, 1862 g

Timarcha intricata Haldeman, 1853 i c g b

Timarcha italica Herrich-Schäffer, 1838 g

Timarcha lugens

Timarcha marginicollis

Timarcha maritima Perris, 1855 g

Timarcha metallica (Laicharting, 1781) g

Timarcha monticola Dufour, 1851 g

Timarcha nicaeensis A.Villa & G.B.Villa, 1835 g

Timarcha obsoleta Laboissière, 1937 g

Timarcha recticollis Fairmaire, 1862 g

Timarcha sardea (Villa, 1835) g

Timarcha sinuatocollis Fairmaire, 1862 g

Timarcha strangulata Fairmaire, 1862 g

Timarcha temperei Jeanne, 1965 g

Timarcha tenebricosa (Fabricius, 1775) g (Bloody-nosed beetle)