''Donacia'' is a large
genus
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of aquatic leaf beetles in the
subfamily
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Donaciinae
The Donaciinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae, characterised by distinctly long antenna (biology), antennae. They are found in mainly the Northern Hemisphere, with some species found in the Southern Hemisphere.
Life cy ...
. Like other members of that subfamily, the beetles have long
antennae. They are active and able to fly.
Larvae
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feed on submerged portions of
aquatic plant
Aquatic plants, also referred to as hydrophytes, are vascular plants and Non-vascular plant, non-vascular plants that have adapted to live in aquatic ecosystem, aquatic environments (marine ecosystem, saltwater or freshwater ecosystem, freshwater ...
s, such as
water lilies
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, and breathe oxygen from
plant vessels. Adults live on surface parts of the same plants.
Species
These 113 species belong to the genus ''Donacia'':
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* '' Donacia aequidorsis'' Jacobson, 1894
* '' Donacia aeraria'' Baly, 1867
* '' Donacia andalusiaca'' Kraatz, 1869
* '' Donacia anetae'' Bienkowski, 2015
* '' Donacia antiqua'' Kunze, 1818 (Europe)
* '']Donacia aquatica
''Donacia aquatica'' is a species of leaf beetle
The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most comm ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Zircon Reed Beetle) (Europe)
* '' Donacia assimilis'' Lacordaire, 1845 (North America)
* '' Donacia aureocincta'' J.Sahlberg, 1921 (Europe)
* '' Donacia bicolora'' Zschach, 1788 (Reed Beetle) (Europe)
* '' Donacia bicoloricornis'' Chen (temperate Asia)
* '' Donacia biimpressa'' Melsheimer, 1847 (North America)
* '' Donacia brevicornis'' Ahrens, 1810 (Europe)
* '' Donacia brevitarsis'' Thomson, 1884 (Europe)
* '' Donacia caerulea'' Olivier, 1795 (North America)
* '' Donacia cazieri'' Marx, 1957 (North America)
* ''Donacia cincticornis
''Donacia cincticornis'' is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species ''Donacia cincticornis'':
* ' ...
'' Newman, 1838 (the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America)
* '' Donacia cinerea'' Herbst, 1784 (Europe)
* '' Donacia clavareaui'' Jacobson, 1906
* '' Donacia clavipes'' Fabricius, 1792 (Europe)
* '' Donacia confluenta'' Say, 1826 (North America)
* '' Donacia connelli'' Cockerell, 1927
* '' Donacia cordovae'' Pierce, 1950
* '' Donacia crassipes'' Fabricius, 1775 (Water-Lily Reed Beetle) (Europe)
* '' Donacia cuprea'' Kirby, 1837 (North America)
* '' Donacia delesserti'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1839)
* '' Donacia dentata'' Hoppe, 1795 (Europe)
* '' Donacia disjecta'' Förster, 1891
* '' Donacia dissimilis'' Schaeffer, 1925 (North America)
* '' Donacia distincta'' LeConte, 1851 (North America)
* '' Donacia draycoti'' Pierce, 1950
* '' Donacia edentata'' Schaeffer, 1919 (North America)
* '' Donacia elongatula'' Scudder, 1898
* '' Donacia fastuosa'' Khnzorian, 1962
* '' Donacia fennica'' (Paykull, 1800) (Europe)
* '' Donacia flemora'' Goecke, 1944
* '' Donacia frontalis'' Jacoby, 1893 (temperate Asia)
* '' Donacia fukiensis'' Goecke, 1944
* '' Donacia fulgens'' LeConte, 1851 (North America)
* '' Donacia galaica'' Baguena, 1959
* '' Donacia geiseltali'' Goecke, 1959
* '' Donacia haupti'' Goecke, 1959
* '' Donacia hirticollis'' Kirby, 1837 (North America)
* '' Donacia hiurai'' Kimoto, 1983
* '' Donacia hypoleuca'' Lacordaire, 1845 (North America)
* '' Donacia impressa'' Paykull, 1799 (Europe)
* '' Donacia jacobsoni'' Semenov & Reichardt, 1927
* '' Donacia japana'' (Chujo & Goecke, 1956)
* '' Donacia jaroslavii'' Lomnicki, 1894
* '' Donacia javana'' Wiedemann, 1821
* '' Donacia koenigi'' Jacobson, 1927
* '' Donacia kweilina'' Chen, 1966
* '' Donacia lenzi'' Schonfeldt (temperate Asia)
* '' Donacia letzneri'' Assmann, 1870
* '' Donacia liebecki'' C.Schaeffer, 1919 (North America)
* '' Donacia lignitum'' Sordelli, 1882
* '' Donacia limonia'' C.Schaeffer, 1925 (North America)
* '' Donacia lungtanensis'' Hayashi & Lee, 2009 (temperate Asia)
* '' Donacia lusow'' Hayashi & Lee, 2007 (temperate Asia)
* '' Donacia lynni'' Pierce, 1950
* '' Donacia magnifica'' LeConte, 1851 (North America)
* '' Donacia malinovskyi'' Ahrens, 1810 (Europe)
* '' Donacia marginata'' Hoppe, 1795 (Europe)
* '' Donacia mediohirsuta'' Chen, 1966
* '' Donacia megacornis'' Blatchley, 1910 (North America)
* '' Donacia microcephala'' (Daniel & Daniel, 1904) (uncertain placement)
* '' Donacia militaris'' Lacordaire, 1845 (North America)
* '' Donacia minuta'' Haupt, 1956
* '' Donacia mistshenkoi'' Jacobson, 1910
* '' Donacia nitidior''
* ''Donacia obscura
''Donacia obscura'' is a species of leaf beetle
The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commo ...
'' Gyllenhal, 1813 (Europe)
* '' Donacia obtusa'' Haupt, 1956
* '' Donacia ochroleuca'' Weise, 1912
* '' Donacia ozensis'' (Nakane, 1954)
* '' Donacia palaemonis'' Heer, 1847
* '' Donacia palmata'' Olivier, 1795 (North America)
* '' Donacia parvidens'' C.Schaeffer, 1919 (North America)
* '' Donacia piscatrix'' Lacordaire, 1845 (North America)
* '' Donacia pitoni'' Goecke, 1959
* '' Donacia polita'' Kunze, 1818 (Europe)
* '' Donacia pompatica'' Scudder, 1890
* '' Donacia porosicollis'' Lacordaire, 1845 (North America)
* '' Donacia provostii'' Fairmaire (temperate Asia)
* '' Donacia proxima'' Kirby, 1837 (North America)
* '' Donacia pterobrachys'' Haupt, 1956
* '' Donacia pubescens'' LeConte, 1868 (North America)
* '' Donacia reticulata'' Gyllenhal, 1817
* '' Donacia rottensis'' Goecke, 1960
* '' Donacia rufescens'' Lacordaire, 1845 (North America)
* '' Donacia rugosa'' LeConte, 1878 (North America)
* '' Donacia semicuprea'' Panzer, 1796 (Europe)
* '' Donacia simplex'' Fabricius, 1775 (Europe)
* '' Donacia sparganii'' Ahrens, 1810 (Europe)
* '' Donacia splendida'' Théobald, 1935
* '' Donacia springeri'' Müller, 1916 (Europe)
* '' Donacia statzi'' Goecke, 1943
* '' Donacia stiria'' Scudder, 1890
* '' Donacia stirioides'' Wickham, 1917
* '' Donacia subtilis'' Kunze, 1818 (North America)
* '' Donacia tenuipunctata'' Théobald, 1935
* '' Donacia texana'' Crotch, 1873 (North America)
* '' Donacia thalassina'' Germar, 1811 (Europe)
* '' Donacia tomentosa'' Ahrens, 1810 (Europe)
* '' Donacia tuberculata'' Lacordaire, 1845 (North America)
* '' Donacia tuberculifrons'' C.Schaeffer, 1919 (North America)
* '' Donacia uedana'' Hayashi, 2000
* '' Donacia versicolorea'' (Brahm, 1790) (Europe)
* '' Donacia vicina'' Lacordaire, 1845 (North America)
* '' Donacia vietnamensis'' Kimoto & Gressitt, 1979
* '' Donacia voigti'' Goecke, 1943
* ''Donacia vulgaris
''Donacia vulgaris'' is a species of leaf beetle
The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most comm ...
'' Zschach, 1788 (Europe)
* '' Donacia weigelti'' Goecke, 1943
* '' Donacia weylandi'' Goecke, 1960
* '' Donacia wightoni'' (Askevold, 1990)
* '' Donacia zosterae'' Fabricius, 1801
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Chrysomelidae genera
Donaciinae
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius