Macroplea

Macroplea
Macroplea appendiculata (Panzer, 1794)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:
Donaciinae
Genus:
Macroplea

Samouelle, 1819

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

Description

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

Certain types:

References

  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.