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Hydrothassa hannoveriana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Hydrothassa
Species:	H. hannoveriana
Binomial name
Hydrothassa hannoveriana (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Prasocuris hannoveriana (Fabricius, 1775)

Hydrothassa hannoveriana is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelinae. It is found in Europe.

Description

Hydrothassa hannoveriana grows to 3.5 - 5.0mm in length and are dark metallic blue and orange-yellow or reddish in colour. The elytra are coloured yellowish in median longitudinal strips. These elytral marks may fuse, especially at the rear in females; the median stripe may also be broken or absent. The species may be confused with H. glabra or H. marginella.

Habitat

It has various host plants, especially buttercups and marsh-marigolds.

Distribution

H. hannoveriana have a scattered distribution in central and northern Europe. In the United Kingdom it is designated as 'Nationally Scarce' and categorised by the IUCN criteria "vulnerable".

References

1. ^ "Hydrothassa hannoveriana (Fabricius, 1775)". Coleoptera.org. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
2. "Hydrothassa hannoveriana". Database of Insects and their Food Plants (Biological Records Centre). Retrieved 2017-01-22.
3. "Hydrothassa hannoveriana (Fabricius, 1775)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
4. "Hydrothassa hannoveriana (Fabricius, 1775)". National Biodiversity Network. 2012–2013. Retrieved 2017-01-22.

External links

• List of references for Hydrothassa hannoveriana (Fabricius, 1775) at Biodiversity Heritage Library

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• Beetles of Europe
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• Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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