Oulema erichsonii

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
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
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]