Research Article

First Record of the European Rusted Flea Beetle, Neocrepidodera ferruginea (Scopoli, 1763), in North America (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini)

Table 1

Most important lists of recorded host plants for Neocrepidodera ferruginea. The list of Blunck [23] includes only the first two categories.

FamilyLatin namesPopular namesBlunck 1932 [23]Biondi 1982 [51]Doguet 1989du Chatenet 2002 [19]Cox 2007 [24]LeSage/Savard 2011

AnacardiaceaeRhus radicans L.Poison ivyX
ApiaceaeDaucus carota L.Wild carrotFlowers
ApocynaceaeApocynum androsaemifolium L.Spreading dogbaneX
AsclepiaceaeAsclepias syriaca L.MilkweedX
Asteraceae(species not specified)Composite familyXX
AsteraceaeAster spp.AsterFlowers
AsteraceaeAster novae-angliae L.New England asterFlowers
AsteraceaeAmbrosia artemisiifolia L.Small ragweedFlowers
AsteraceaeArtemisia vulgaris L.MugwortXXX
AsteraceaeCarduus sp.ThistleX
AsteraceaeCarduus acanthoides L.Plumeless nodding thistleX
AsteraceaeCarduus nutans L.Musk thistleX
AsteraceaeCentaurea acaulis Willd.Dwarf thistleXX
AsteraceaeCentaurea cyanus L.Corn flowerXXX
AsteraceaeCentaurea scabiosa L.Greater knapweedXXXX
AsteraceaeChrysanthemum leucanthemum L.DaisyXxX
AsteraceaeCirsium arvense Scop.Canada thistleX
AsteraceaeCirsium canum Moench.Queen Anne's thistleX
AsteraceaeCirsium lanceolatum Hill.*Spear thistleX
AsteraceaeCirsium oleraceum L.Cabbage thistleXXX
AsteraceaeSilybum marianum Gaertn.Milk thistleXXX
AsteraceaeSolidago spp.GoldenrodFlowers
AsteraceaeTaraxacum officinale WeberDandelionXXX
Boraginaceae(species not specified)Borage familyX
BoraginaceaeBorago officinalis L.BorageXXX
BoraginaceaeEchium vulgare L.Viper's buglossFlowers
BoraginaceaeSymphytum officinale L.ComfreyX
BoraginaceaeSymphytum sp.ComfreyXXX
BrassicaceaeBrassica napus L.RapeX
BrassicacaeBrassica oleracea L.CabbageXxX
BrassicacaeBrassica rapa L.Wild turnipXx
BrassicacaeNasturtium officinale R. Br.Water cressFlowers
CannabaceaeCannabis sativa L.HempXX
CompositaeAchillea millefolium L.Common yarrowXxflowers
CyperaceaeScirpus sp.BulrushX
EquisetaceaeEquisetum sp.HorsetailX
Fabaceae(species not specified)Pulse familyX
FabaceaeMelilotus alba Medik.White sweet-cloverFlowers
FabaceaeOnobrychis sp.Sanfoins (“sainfoins”)X
FabaceaePisum sativum L.PeasX
FabaceaeTrifolium sp.CloverX
FabaceaeVicia sp.VetchX
HypericaceaeHypericum perforatum L.Common St. John's-wortFlowers
LamiaceaeLamium sp.Dead-nettleX
LythraceaeLythrum salicaria L.Purple loosestrifeFlowers
Poaceae(species not specified)Cultivated cerealsXXXXXX
Poaceae(species not specified)Wild grassesXXXXX
PoaceaeAvena sativa L.OatsXX
PoaceaeBromus sp.Brome grassX
PoaceaeCynosurus sp.Dog's tailX
PoaceaeDactylis sp.Orchard grassX
PoaceaeFestuca sp.Fescue grassX
PoaceaeHordeum vulgare L.BarleyXX(X)
PoaceaeLolium sp.RyegrassX
PoaceaePhalaris sp.Canary grass
PoaceaePhleum pratense L.TimothyX
PoaceaePoa sp.BluegrassX
PoaceaeSecale cereale L.RyeXX
PoaceaeTriticum vulgare Vill.**WheatXX
Polygonaceae(species not specified)Buckwheat familyXX
PolygonaceaePolygonum sp.KnotweedXXX
RanunculaceaeRanunculus acris L.ButtercupFlowers
SalicaceaeSalix sp.WillowX
UrticaceaeUrtica dioica L.Stinging nettleXXX
UrticaceaeUrtica sp.NettleXXX

X: used
XX: strongly used
Xx: more or less used
(X): plant species doubtful
* Cirsium lanceolatum currently considered synonym of Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. [58].
** Triticum vulgare currently considered synonym of Triticum aestivum L. [59].