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Spade reed beetles
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Spade reed beetles

Plateumaris

Plateumaris is a genus of aquatic leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Donaciinae and is Holarctic in distribution. There are 17 described species in North America and 10 species in the Palaearctic Region.

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28 branches of this genus, most-observed first

jewel reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris sericea

Red Aquatic Leaf Beetle

speciesPlateumaris rufa

Plateumaris consimilis

speciesPlateumaris consimilis

Shoemaker's Reed Beetle

speciesPlateumaris shoemakeri

Lustrous reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris nitida

Little reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris pusilla

Plateumaris bracata

speciesPlateumaris bracata

Germar's reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris germari

Plateumaris nitida

complexPlateumaris nitida

Frost's reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris frosti

Metallic reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris metallica

Long-necked reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris neomexicana

Plateumaris rustica

speciesPlateumaris rustica

Plateumaris pusilla

complexPlateumaris pusilla

Flavous-footed reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris flavipes

Dubious spade beetle

speciesPlateumaris dubia

Fulvous-footed reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris fulvipes

Plateumaris constricticollis

speciesPlateumaris constricticollis

Plateumaris weisei

speciesPlateumaris weisei

Schaeffer's reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris schaefferi

Ball's reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris balli

Robust reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris robusta

Plateumaris shirahatai

speciesPlateumaris shirahatai

Plateumaris diversa

speciesPlateumaris diversa

Gold reed beetle

speciesPlateumaris aurifera

Plateumaris roscida

speciesPlateumaris roscida

Plateumaris akiensis

speciesPlateumaris akiensis

Plateumaris notmani

speciesPlateumaris notmani

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