Macroplea is a genus of beetle of the subfamily Donaciinae in the family of leaf beetles.[1]
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| Macroplea appendiculata (Panzer, 1794) | |
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| Genus: | Macroplea Samouelle, 1819
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Description edit
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.
Species edit
Certain types:
- Macroplea appendiculata (Panzer, 1794)
- Macroplea japana (Jacoby, 1885)
- Macroplea mutica (Fabricius, 1792)
- Macroplea pubipennis (Reuter, 1875)
- Macroplea skomorokhovi (Medvedev, 2006)
References edit
- ^ 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.