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Donacia malinovskyi

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Species of beetle

Donacia malinovskyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Donacia
Species: D. malinovskyi
Binomial name
Donacia malinovskyi
Ahrens, 1810

Donacia malinovskyi is a species of leaf beetle of the subfamily Donaciinae.

Distribution

Distributed in Central Europe from France to Poland and in Eastern Europe in the Volga Basin.

Description

Beetle is 7–10 millimetres (0.28–0.39 in) in length. The upper part of the body is dark green or purple, golden on the sides, at least the top of the golden-brown color. Elytron is straightly cut at the top. The median groove of prothorax is deep.

Ecology

The species can be found in the forest and the steppe zones.

Aberration

  • Donacia malinovskyi ab. arundinis

References

  1. "Wydział Nauk Biologicznych". Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
Taxon identifiers
Donacia malinovskyi
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