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Plateumaris nitida

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Plateumaris nitida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Plateumaris
Species:
P. nitida
Binomial name
Plateumaris nitida
(Germar, 1811)
Synonyms[1]
  • Donacia emarginata Kirby, 1837
  • Plateumaris emarginata (Kirby, 1837)

Plateumaris nitida is a species of aquatic leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

A pair of beetles mating. They display the sexual dimorphism of this species with the male being a much darker metallic black than the female which has a metallic brassy color.
A mating pair in the species complex P. nitida clearly showing sexual dimorphism.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Plateumaris nitida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Plateumaris nitida". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.