The Collaborative International Dictionary
Flea-beetle
Flea-beetle \Flea"-bee`tle\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A small beetle of the family Halticid[ae], of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle ( Phyllotreta vittata) and that of the grapevine ( Graptodera chalybea) are common injurious species.