Donaciinae Explained
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.[1]
Life cycle
Female Donaciinae lay eggs between aquatic plant stems and leaf sheaths.[2] When larvae hatch they are aquatic, and attach themselves to underwater stems and roots of their plant hosts, primarily Potamogeton, for food and oxygen.[3] Adults live in vegetation bordering ponds, marshes, lakes, and brackish water environments.[4] While most Donaciinae have the ability to fly, fully aquatic and flightless species such as Macroplea mutica exhibit the ability to disperse long distance by surviving the passage though the gut of water birds.
Genera
These six genera belong to the subfamily Donaciinae:
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i c g bData sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.netFurther reading
- Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 978-0849309540.
- Book: Blatchley. W.S.. 1910. An illustrated descriptive catalogue of the Coleoptera, beetles (exclusive of the Rhynchophora) known to occur in Indiana. Nature Pub..
- Bouchard . Patrice. Bousquet . Yves. Davies . Anthony E.. Alonso-Zarazaga . Miguel A.. Lawrence . John F.. 4. 2011. Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta). ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers. 88. 1–972. 1313-2989. 10.3897/zookeys.88.807. 21594053. 3088472. free.
- Book: Clark . S.M.. Le Doux . D.G.. Riley . E.G.. Gilbert . A.J.. Sullivan . J.M.. 4. 2004. Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada. Coleopterists Society. 9780972608732.
- Book: Crotch . G.R.. 1873. Check list of the Coleoptera of America, north of Mexico. Naturalists' Agency. 10.5962/bhl.title.38811. free. 0665070772.
- Book: Evans . Arthur V.. Hogue . James N.. 2006. Field Guide to Beetles of California. University of California Press. 978-0520246577.
- Book: Lawrence . J.F.. Newton Jr. . A.F.. Pakaluk . James. Slipinski . Stanislaw Adam. 1995. Families and subfamilies of Coleoptera (with selected genera, notes, references and data on family-group names). Biology, Phylogeny, and Classification of Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the 80th Birthday of Roy A. Crowson. Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii PAN. 2. 779–1006. 83-85192-34-4.
- Book: LeConte. J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. 3. 136. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
- Book: Leng . Charles W.. 1920. Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. John D. Sherman, Jr.. 10.5962/bhl.title.8777. free.
- Riley. Edward G.. Clark. Shawn M.. Gilbert. Arthur J.. 2001. New records, nomenclatural changes, and taxonomic notes for select North American leaf beetles. Insecta Mundi. 15. 1. 1–17. 2018-05-04. 2019-03-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329172638/http://journals.fcla.edu/mundi/article/view/24950. dead.
- Book: Riley . Edward G.. Clark . Shawn M.. Seeno . Terry N.. 2003. Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication. The Coleopterists Society. 1. 0-9726087-1-0.
Notes and References
- Steffan. Wallace A.. 1979-09-28. New Culex (Acallyntrum) from the Papuan Subregion (Diptera: Culicidae)1. Journal of Medical Entomology. 16. 2. 133–139. 10.1093/jmedent/16.2.133. 1938-2928.
- LAUX. JAN-JAKOB. KÖLSCH. GREGOR. 2014-03-05. Potential for passive internal dispersal: eggs of an aquatic leaf beetle survive passage through the digestive system of mallards. Ecological Entomology. 39. 3. 391–394. 10.1111/een.12097. 83827948 . 0307-6946.
- Kölsch. Gregor. Kubiak. Martin. March 2011. The aquatic leaf beetle speciesMacroplea muticaandM. appendiculata(Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae) differ in their use ofMyriophyllum spicatumas a host plant. Aquatic Insects. 33. 1. 13–26. 10.1080/01650424.2011.572558. 85429385 . 0165-0424.
- Kölsch. Gregor. Krause. Almut. Goetz. Nele. Plagmann. Silke. 2010-07-31. The salinity preference of members of the genus Macroplea (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae), fully aquatic leaf beetles that occur in brackish water. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 390. 2. 203–209. 10.1016/j.jembe.2010.04.026. 0022-0981.