Epitrix atropae Foudras, 1860
(Belladonna Flea Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEpitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle)
GenusEpitrix (a genus of solanaceae-feeding flea beetles)
TribeAlticini (flea beetles)
SubfamilyGALERUCINAE (a subfamily of leaf and flea beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Epitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle) :
1: Epitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle)
27 Aug 2000 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on leaves of Deadly Nightshade
Image 1: Feeding damage on Deadly Nightshade leaf - close-upImage 2: Feeding damage on Deadly Nightshade leaf - in situImage 3: Feeding damage on Deadly Nightshade leaf - upperside - close-upImage 4: Dorsal - close-up - magnifiedImage 5: Dorsal - magnifiedImage 6: Dorsal - magnified (2)Image 7: Feeding damage - enlargedImage 8: Feeding damage - enlarged (2)Image 9: Feeding damage - enlarged (3)Image 10: Feeding damage - enlarged (4)Image 11: Feeding damage on Deadly Nightshade leaf - upperside - close-upImage 12: Feeding damage on Deadly Nightshade leaf - underside - close-upImage 13: Feeding damage on Deadly Nightshade leaves - uppersidesImage 14: Feeding damage on Deadly Nightshade leaves - undersidesImage 15: Head and antennae - Ventral - magnifiedImage 16: Ventral - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cox, M.L. 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland 336pp, Pisces Publications

Epitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Epitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Epitrix atropae (Belladonna Flea Beetle)
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