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Macroplea japana

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Macroplea japana
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M. japana
Binomial name
Macroplea japana
(Jacoby, 1885)[1]
Synonyms

Haemonia japana Jacoby, 1885

Macroplea japana is a species of beetle from the family of leaf beetles of the subfamily Donaciinae. Beetle is up to 6 mm. in length. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of Macroplea mutica.

Distribution

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The beetle can be found in Asian countries like Japan, and Primorsky krai of Russia. It considered to be a native species of Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America. In North America it is considered to be an invasive species since the 1950s.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jacoby, M. (1885). "Descriptions of the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Japan, obtained by Mr. George Lewis during his Second Journey, from February 1880 to September 1881. — Part I". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1885: 190–211.
  2. ^ Distribution