Macroplea is a genus of beetle of the subfamily Donaciinae in the family of leaf beetles.[1]

Macroplea
Macroplea appendiculata (Panzer, 1794)
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Macroplea

Samouelle, 1819

Description

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The body color is not metallic. Their paws are longer than their crus, claw segment very long, one and a half to two times higher than the rest of the body. Outer apical angle of elytron extended into a spike.

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References

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  1. ^ Gregor Kölsch; Olof Biström; Bo Vest Pedersen (2006). "Species delimitation in the leaf beetle genus Macroplea (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) based on mitochondrial DNA, and phylogeographic considerations". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 37 (4): 467–479. doi:10.1163/187631206788831443.