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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Aquatic Leaf Beetles (Donaciinae)

Subfamily Donaciinae - Aquatic Leaf Beetles

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Food · Internet References
Beetle at Home on Lily Pad - Donacia Long-horned Leaf Beetle - Plateumaris Mating beetles - male - female Beetle - Plateumaris Bronze metallic beetle - Plateumaris Metallic Beetle - Donacia Mating Chrysomelids? - male - female Beetle - Plateumaris
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Donaciinae (Aquatic Leaf Beetles)
Numbers
at least 53 species in at least 4 genera [Donacia, Neohaemonia, Plateumaris, Poecilocera] in North America listed at nearctica.com
most of the species are in Donacia (31) and Plateumaris (17)
Size
5.6-13.5 mm
Identification
head prominent, slightly narrowed behind the eyes; pronotum rectangular-shaped and narrower than elytra; elytra elongate, often metallic and sculptured with rows of small holes or impressions; legs long, hind femora strongly enlarged and usually toothed below
Range
much of North America
Habitat
on vegetation bordering standing water (ponds, marshes, lakes)
Food
larvae tap the submerged stems of host plants for food and oxygen
Internet References
subfamily characteristics plus key to species and description of those occurring in Alabama (Auburn U., Alabama)
live adult images of European Donacia species (Markku Savela, FUNET, Finland)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 20 August, 2005 - 12:27pm
Last updated 20 December, 2006 - 12:41pm

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