Oulema erichsonii is a species of leaf beetle, family Chrysomelidae. It is widespread in Europe. It was first described by German entomologist Christian Wilhelm Ludwig Eduard Suffrian in 1841.[1]

Oulema erichsonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Criocerinae
Tribe: Lemini
Genus: Oulema
Species:
O. erichsonii
Binomial name
Oulema erichsonii
(Suffrian, 1841)
Synonyms[1]

Lema erichsonii Suffrian, 1841

Oulema erichsonii is a rare species in the UK where it has been recorded only in Somerset, including at Ham Wall reserve.[2][3] It is highly endangered due to habitat loss; one study performed in Tübingen, Germany, found this species exclusively in a sample of autumnally unmown lawn, but not in mown lawn samples.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Oulema erichsonii (Suffrian, 1841)". Fauna Europaea. Fauna Europaea Secretariat, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Oulema erichsoni (Suffrian, 1841)". National Biodiversity Network. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ Hughes, Steve (2018). "Great bird reserves: Ham Wall". British Birds. 111 (4): 181–240.
  4. ^ Unger, Manuela (March 2017). Auswirkung der Herbstmahd urbaner Grünflächen Tübingens auf die Überwinterung der Käferzönose (Coleoptera) (PDF) (Master thesis). Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen.