Plateumaris bracata

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Plateumaris bracata
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Total length 8-11 mm
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Plateumaris
Species:
P. bracata
Binomial name
Plateumaris bracata
(Scopoli, 1772) [1]

Plateumaris bracata is a species of leaf beetle from the Donaciinae subfamily which can be found in the western part of the Palearctic region, from Spain to Central Asia. [2] [3] [4]

References

  1. Scopoli, J.A. 1772. Observationes zoologicae. In: Annus V, Historico-naturalis. Lipsiae, pg 100.
  2. Wydział Nauk Biologicznych Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Reynolds, Julian D.; Foster, Garth N. (September 2009). "Rediscovery of the chrysomelid beetle Plateumaris bracata (Scopoli) (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) in Ireland". The Irish Naturalists' Journal. 30: 67. JSTOR   20764536.
  4. Joy, N 1932 A Practical Handbook of British Beetles