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Aquatic Leaf Beetles
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Aquatic Leaf Beetles

Donaciinae

The Donaciinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae, characterised by densely pubescent underside, generally club-shaped hind femora with one or two ventral teeth, and distinctly long antennae. They are found in mainly the Northern Hemisphere, with some species found in the Africa and Australasia.

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7 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Donacia

genusDonacia

Spade reed beetles

genusPlateumaris

Pale pondweed leaf beetles

genusNeohaemonia

Macroplea

genusMacroplea

Sominella

genusSominella

Donaciasta

genusDonaciasta

Poecilocera

genusPoecilocera

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