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Rozner I. - Rozner Gy.: Data to the leaf-beetle fauna of Greece (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

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from Morocco, Portugal and England to Japan. FP: Urtica dioica, Spergula arvensis, Atriplex, Chenopodium, Salicornia, Salsola, Lychnis spp.

Cassida (Mionycha) margaritacea (Schaller, 1783) - CGI: prov. Lärissa, Mts Olympos, 8 km S of Agios Dimitrios, 3. VI. 2004., RI - General distribution: European- Siberian species. Distributed from W France and Pyrenees to Caucasian countries and E Siberia. FP: Saponaria officinalis, Spergula arvensis, Silene cucubalus, Helichrysum arenarium, Anaphlis margaritacea, Thymus serpyllum, Centaurea spp.

Cassida (Odontionycha) viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) - CGI: prov. Lärissa, Mt. Olympos, Ag. Dimitris, 4. V. 1981., PA - General distribution: Palaearctic species. Distributed from the British Isles to Japan. FP: Salvia, Stachys, Mentha, Galeopsis, Lycopus spp.

Summary

Between 1981 and 2004 researchers of the Hungarian Entomological Society organised several collecting trips to Greece. This article contains the information related to the leaf beetle material collected on these trips.

Table 1: Numbers of the collected genera and species

Subfamily

Genus

Species

Orsodacninae

1

1

Donaciinae

1

1

Criocerinae

1

1

Clythrinae

7

16

Cry ptocepha 1 i nae

2

16

Eumolpinae

3

3

Chrysomelinae

5

14

Galerucinae

5

9

Halticinae

11

44

Hispinae

2

2

Cassidinae

2

7

Altogether

40

114

Examining the hitherto known leaf beetle fauna of Greece, Psylliodes toelgi Heikertinger, 1914 proved to be new record to the country.

Acknowledgement

The authors wish to thank Mr. Czető Zsolt for the leaf beetles collected in Greece and to Dr. Hangay György (Sydney, Australia) for the English translation of this paper.