Leaf beetles (coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of mt. fruška gora (vojvodina province, northern serbia), with an overview of host plants

Abstract

Leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) have not been suffi ciently studied in Serbia so far. The species of the family were investigated in a protected area - the Fruška Gora National Park (Vojvodina Province, Northern Serbia) over the period of 11 years (2001-2011). Mt. Fruška Gora is an isolated island mountain in the Pannonian Plain and is characterized by a complex assembly of forest, meadow, shrubby, grassland, cultivated land, wetland, and aquatic phytocenoses. At total of 99 chrysomelid species from 42 genera and 11 subfamilies were identifi ed from the area. The data on nutritional preference of the found Chrysomelidae species and host plants are given by own observations in nature. Furthermore, economically important leaf beetle species (i.e., forest and crop pests) are identifi ed and briefl y discussed as well. The registered species can be classifi ed into seven chorotypes of Holarctic and three chorotypes of Europe according to zoogeographical analysis.