''Macroplea'' is a genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

of the subfamily

Donaciinae The Donaciinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae, characterised by distinctly long antennae. They are found in mainly the Northern Hemisphere, with some species found in the Southern Hemisphere. Life cycle Female Donacii ...

in the family of

leaf beetle The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...

Description

The body color is not metallic. Their paws are longer than their crus,

claw A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at the end of the leg or tars ...

segment very long, one and a half to two times higher than the rest of the body. Outer apical angle of

elytron An elytron (; ; , ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs ( Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes alterna ...

extended into a spike.

Species

Certain types: *''

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 ...

'' (Panzer, 1794) *''

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 ...

'' (Jacoby, 1885) *''

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 ...

'' (Fabricius, 1792) *''

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 ...

'' (Reuter, 1875) *''

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 ...

'' (Medvedev, 2006)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1758285 Chrysomelidae genera Donaciinae Taxa named by George Samouelle