Species Donacia liebecki

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Print References · Works Cited

Donacia liebecki Schaeffer - Donacia liebecki

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)

Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Subfamily Donaciinae (Aquatic Leaf Beetles)

Genus Donacia

No Taxon (subgenus Donaciomima)

Species liebecki (Donacia liebecki)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Donacia liebecki Schaeffer [1920]

Explanation of Names

Patronym for Mr. Charles Liebeck, "in recognition of many favors received."

Numbers

31 spp. (in two subgenera) n. of Mex. (1)

Size

length 7.25 mm (Schaeffer [1920])

Identification

It resembles megacornis more than any other of our species but differs from that by more depressed form less, stouter antennal joints, posterior femora moderately clavate with a small acute tooth in both sexes and mesosternal process a little narrower.

The males look much like very small females of subtilis, but have shorter antennae, a little more convex and shorter form, reddish legs, narrower and more elongate prothorax and more prominent eyes. If compared with the males of that species the differences are obvious enough. (Schaeffer [1920])

Range

e US (SC-ME, MI, KY, AR, TX) - Map (1)(2)

Print References

Schaeffer, C. 1919(1920). Synonymical and other notes on some species of the family Chrysomelidae and descriptions of new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 27: 307-340.

Works Cited

1.	Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico Ed Riley, Shawn Clark, and Terry Seeno. 2003. Coleopterists Society.

2.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 1 September, 2013 - 6:24pm
Last updated 2 August, 2022 - 4:08pm

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