Monolepta TFIC sp 04 (a species of leaf-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Galerucini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 3.1
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: leaf-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Hand collection from flowers of Eucryphia lucida (Ettershanks & Ettershanks, 1993) — Hand collection from flowers of Leptospermum sp. (Ettershanks & Ettershanks, 1993) — Knockdown fogging of canopy of Nothofagus cunninghamii — Knockdown fogging of canopy of Nothofagus gunnii — Malaise trapping — Pitfall trapping.
Source ecological literature:
Baker, S.C. (2006b). Ecology and conservation of ground-dwelling beetles in managed wet eucalypt forest: edge and riparian effects. PhD thesis, Univ. of Tasmania, Hobart.
