''Macroplea'' is a genus of
beetle of the subfamily
Donaciinae in the family of
leaf beetles.
Description
The body color is not metallic. Their
paws are longer than their
crus Crus can refer to:
*''Crus'', a subgenus of the fly genus ''Metopochetus''
*Crus (lower leg)
*Crus, a plural of Cru (wine)
*CRUs, an abbreviation of Civil Resettlement Units
* Rektorenkonferenz der Schweizer Universitäten (CRUS; English: Rectors' ...
,
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:
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Macroplea appendiculata
''Macroplea appendiculata'' is a species of leaf beetle of the subfamily Donaciinae which can be found in Northern and Central Europe.
Description
Beetle length is , and is orange. The first segment of hind tarsi much shorter than the secon ...
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(Panzer, 1794)
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Macroplea japana
''Macroplea japana'' is a species of beetle from the family of leaf beetles of the subfamily Donaciinae. Beetle is up to 6 mm. in length. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of ''Macroplea mutica''.
Distribution
The beetle can ...
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(Jacoby, 1885)
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Macroplea mutica
''Macroplea mutica'' is a species of leaf beetles of the subfamily Donaciinae. It considered to be a Palearctic species, but can be found in Central Europe and Turkey.
Discovery
The species were first discovered by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1 ...
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(Fabricius, 1792)
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Macroplea pubipennis
''Macroplea pubipennis'' is a species of leaf beetle of the subfamily Donaciinae that is endemic to Finland.
Description
The species are in length and are straw-coloured. They also have long legs and antennae. The only differences between t ...
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(Reuter, 1875)
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Macroplea skomorokhovi
''Macroplea'' is a genus of beetle of the subfamily Donaciinae in the family of leaf beetles.
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 ...
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(Medvedev, 2006)
References
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Chrysomelidae genera
Donaciinae
Taxa named by George Samouelle