Longitarsus helenae Wollaston, 1862

Lobelia flea beetle

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Missing (Fowler et al., 2025)

Last record: 1967 (Fowler et al., 2025)

IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)

 

Distribution & Habitat

St. Helena, South Atlantic Ocean

 

Anatomy & Morphology

 

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Basilewsky, P. (1972). Chrysomelidae. In: Basilewsky, P. (ed.). La faune terrestre de l'île de Sainte-Hélène. Deuxième partie. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Zoologie. 192: 238-247.

Fowler, L., Stevens, N., Key, R., Peyton, J., Scipio-O'Dean, C. J., Sherwood, D., Sharp, A. and Wilkins, V. L. (2025). Longitarsus helenae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T258542756A258543176. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS.T258542756A258543176.en. Accessed on 07 August 2026.

 

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