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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Aquatic Leaf Beetles (Donaciinae) » Plateumarini » Plateumaris
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black beetle - Plateumaris
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

black beetle - Plateumaris
Wolcott, Lamoile County, Vermont, USA
June 14, 2006
Size: ~10mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 17 June, 2006 - 8:52am
Last updated 17 June, 2006 - 10:05am

Don, I support your opinion
. . . this one is definitely a Plateumaris sp..

cheers, Boris
… Boris Büche, 22 December, 2006 - 5:11am login or register to post comments

Chrysomelidae: Donaciinae: Plateumaris sp.
I think this one took a wrong turn from the river to end up on these flowers. You must have been very close to a river. Note the round eyes, rather than deeply emarginate/indented eyes typical of bycids.
… Donald S. Chandler, 17 June, 2006 - 9:03am login or register to post comments

 
longhorn wanna be
Yes this was in a grassy area right next to the Lamoile River.
… tom murray, 17 June, 2006 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

 
Some of the "Donacia"
identified images look like Plateumaris to me (1-2 of your own), but this problem isn't very inspiring to me.

Just went back and checked the comments under the "Donacia" pictures. I would say that about half are Plateumaris, but there are definite Donacia mixed with them. I will put this on my list of things to do for the (distant) future.
… Donald S. Chandler, 17 June, 2006 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

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