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Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Donaciinae) (1-10)

Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Donaciinae) (1-10)

Bulletin S.RB.E.IKB. VE., 138 (2002) : 77-84 Notes on the Donaciines (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae ) (1-10)

by Pascal LAYS

Museum, Institute of Zoology, University of Liege, Quai Ed. Van Beneden, 22. B-;..4020 Liege, Belgium. For correspondence: Rue F. Desoer 34, B-4031 Liege, Belgium.

Summary

Donacia bicolor ZSCHACH, 1788 and D. brevicornis AHRENS, 1810 are recorded for the first time from the Red Sea region. brevitarsis THOMSON, 1884, D. springeri MULLER, 1916 and mutica (F ABRICIUS, 1792) are recorded for the first time from France. (PANZER, 1794) is recorded from Spain for the first time. Faunistic data regarding D. polita KUNZE, 1818, D. simplex FABRICIUS, 1775, jlohri (JACOBY, 1884) and N. melsheimeri (LACORDAIRE, 1845) are provided. Keywords: Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae, Donacia, Macroplea, Neohaemonia, Faunistics.

Resume

Donacia bicolor ZSCHACH, 1788 et D. brevicornis AHRENS, 1810 sont rapportes pour la premiere fois de la region de la Mer Rouge. Donacia brevitarsis THOMSON, 1884, D. springeri MULLER, 1916 et (FABRICIUS, 1792) sont rapportes pour la premiere fois de France. Premiere observation de Macroplea appendiculata (PANZER, 1794) en Espagne. Des donnees faunistiques concemant D. polita KUNZE, 1818, D. simplex FABRICIUS, 1775, Neohaemoniajlohri (JACOBY, 1884) et N. melsheimeri (LACORDAIRE, 1845) sont foumies.

F aunistic data presented here concern the the entomologists who owned those collections donaciines preserved in the General Collection (and it does not imply they collected these of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural ); this gives only a vague idea of the Sciences (Dept. of Entomology) in Brussels, probable period of collections : Felicien CHAPUIS Belgium. All the material regarding the Haemo­ (1824-1879), Emest DONGE (1862-1929), Albert niini tribe is provided here. As for the material FAUVEL (1840-1921), Eugene Henri LE MOULT dealing with the two other tribes : Donaciini and (1882-1965), P.M. MALLET ( ?- ?; but see Plateumarini, the data will be published later; JOLIVET below). only some noteworthy records of species are Abbreviations used : [ ] : data provided by the provided. author; n.d. :no date; n.l. :no locality. In order to avoid an overloading of the text, English names of countries appear in bold the bibliographical sources with regard to general print, followed by the name, between [ ], in distribution and host plants of species have not which they appear on the labels, usually in been systematically indicated; however, most of French in the present case. them will be found in LAYS (1997). With respect to host plants of each donaciine, the given list of 1. Donacia (Donaciomima) bicolor ZSCHACH, genera and/or species of plants must be consi­ 1788. First record for the Red Sea region dered as a " raw " list, gathering data found in the literature, but it does not mean that all of Red Sea [Mer Rouge]: 1 ~. n.l., 16.IV.1893, Douadic them are their food plants, some being, perhaps, (Le Moult vendit.) just adventitious (see LAYS, 2001). " Mer Rouge " is the French name for Red As often in old collections, specimens, some­ Sea. Since donaciines are not sea living orga­ times, do not bear any date of catching; at least, nisms (even if one species, Macroplea mutica F., when it is known, one can provide data regarding lives on plants of brackish and marine waters),

77 this location indicates that the specimen was My colleague P. JOLIVET, who has visited several probably caught somewhere on the coasts of the islets in the Red Sea, states (pers. corn., 17NIIJ Red Sea. With its some 5,000 km of coasts, from 2001) that they are entirely dry and unsuited to Suez to Aseb on the Western coast crossing donaciines, but that they may inhabit the coasts Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea and from Elath to Ra's of Egypt. Bab al-Mandab on the Eastern coast, crossing Host plants : has been reported on many Southern tip o{Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and species, and some must be just adventitious : Y 0men Arab Republic, theorically there are Carex spp. (C. lasiocarpa E. & C. rostrata Sr.); many places where the specimen could have Glyceria maxima (H.), Phragmites spp., Sagitta­ been captured; unless it refers to one of these ria spp., Scirpus spp., Sparganium erectum L. (= numerous islets that are scattered all_9ver the ramosum Huns.; = neglectum BEEBY), Typha Red Sea. spp. Distribution : Donacia bicolor is largely distri­ 2. Donacia (Donaciomima) brevicornis buted in continental Europe, but occurs also in AHRENS, 1810. First record for the Red Sea the United Kingdom and Ireland (MENZIES & region Cox, 1996), South of (BOROWIEC, 1984 : 481, map 10); elsewhere, recorded in Red Sea [Mer Rouge]: 15i!, n.l., 16.1V.l893, Douadic Caucasus, Kazakhstan, , West Siberia, (Le Moult vendi!.) Uzbek SSR, North Iran, Israel, but does not The specimen has a label, with the manuscript occur in Maghreb {JOLIVET, 1968). In the inscription : Donacia impressa, Catal.[ogue] no Mediterranean region, this species is present in 13. It is not known who identified this specimen the countries that delimit the northern part of that and to what catalogue it refers to. sea, from Spain to Turkey (although rather This specimen exhibits some characters that localized in the latter country). occur in D. impressa : anterior and posterior As far as the author knows no donaciine has angles of prothorax well developped; antero­ ever been recorded in the Red Sea region. In lateral calli larger than the posterolateral calli, Africa, all the Palaearctic species that occur are and in D. brevicornis : prothorax : on the poste­ only located to the Maghreb (Morocco and Alge­ rolateral calli, presence of a tiny striated oblique ria; though some species must also exist in surface surrounded with punctures; laterally, Tunisia). As JOLIVET (1972 : 45) pointed out, no large pubescent area; elytra : depressions well Donacia occurs in the desert or subdesert regions distinct; pygidium : deeply emarginate; oviposi­ between Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. It seems that tor and spermatheca are similar to D. brevicor­ this region is rather avoided by donaciines, nis' (compared with a specimen of France). although some species have been recorded in the There are more arguments in favor of D. bre­ Arabian Peninsula : Donacia microcephala and vicornis than D. impressa. in Israel : Donacia bicolor and D. marginata. In Distribution : the occurrence of this species in the Near East, Donacia bicolor occurs in Turkey the Middle East is rather surprising compared (limited to the North-West), North Iran and, as with its general distribution : mainly in continen­ just mentioned, in Israel. So far, the southern­ tal Europe {BOROWIEC, 1984 : 482, map 11 ), but most locality was in Israel; the last observation of also recorded in Algeria (JOLIVET, 1968, 1972), D. bicolor in that country dates back to 1946, Russian and Kazakhstan. As for the preceding where the donaciine was living on bur reeds : species, the exact locality of this capture can not Sparganium erectum neglectum (BEEBY) K. be determined. Donacia brevicornis is the RlCHT (= S. neglectum BEEBY) in Lake Hula (or second Palaearctic donaciine species, with D. Huleh); owing to anthropogenic factors, the marginata, that occurs both in the Maghreb and populations of the donaciine's food plant were in the Middle East. drastically reduced and this seems to have contributed to a local extinction of D. bicolor The fact that this specimen and the preceding (along with an other species : D. marginata) one were captured the same day (16 April 1893) (FURTH, 1976, 1993). by the same person (Douadic) indicates perhaps that they may come from the same locality, or at Objectively, it is not possible to fmd out the least from close localities. Since donaciines locality of this capture from the Red Sea; a usually live in great numbers, it is probable that priori, it should be rather located in the North of more than these two specimens were collected that sea, perhaps along the coasts of the Gulf of and may be discovered one day in some collec­ Aqaba or the Gulf of Suez ? That seems more tions. probable than on the littoral ofEritrea or Yemen.

7o Host plants : mentioned on several Cypera­ WIEC, 1984, 1989; CLAVAREAU, 1913; GOECKE, ceae : Carex spp., Eriophorum spp., Scirpus 1960; MOHR, 1966; RAVIZZA, 1972, 1973; lacustris L. and on one Poaceae : Glyceria RUFFO, 1964; SILFVERBERG, 1987). maxima (H.) Host plants : palynophagous species : in Italy, 3. Donacia (Donaciomima) brevitarsis has been recorded on Carex hudsonii A. BENN.(= THOMSON, 1884. France fauna nov. elata ALL.), C. rostrata STOKES and, mainly, on C. vesicaria L. (RAVIZZA, 1972, 1973). France : Qaris : Paris : 1d' (n° 10412), n.d. (Coil. L. Pandeile); Loiret : Montargis : 3 ~ ~ (n° 2326), Phenology : owing to it~ wide distribution, a n.d., F. Taupin (Coil. Mailet/Jolivet); 1 ~. n.l., n.d. mean period of activity can not be given; aside (Coil. A. Fauvel); Seine-et-Oise : Foret de Senart: from the fact that data are still needed, this 1 d'-1 ~. v-1882 (Coil. Donge; Le Moult vendit.); species lives in lowland but can also reach sta­ [Gennania; A11emagne]: Aix-1a-Chape1- tions around 1,000 m. above sea level. In North le [Aachen] : 2~ ~. n.d. (Coil. Donge; Le Moult Italy, around an altitude of 1,100 m., adults were . vendi!.); 3d'd'-1 ~. n.l., n.d., Reitter (Coil. Donge; mainly observed between mid-June to the begin­ Le Moult vendit.). Unknown origin : 1 ~. n.d. ning of July; and in a station at alt. 275 m. adults (Coil. Chapuis). occurred mainly between mid-April and begin­ In these collections, all specimens but one ning of May (RAVIZZA, 1972, 1973). RAVIZZA were identified as D. antiqua KUNZE, 1818; only (1973) notes that the phenology of adults of the specimen from Paris was identified as D. brevitarsis corresponds with the flowering of D. simplicifrons LACORDAIRE, 1845, a taxon that its food plants. has been placed in synonymy with D. antiqua 4. Donacia (Donaciomima) polita KUNZE, 1818 KUNZE. The aedeagus of all males was dissected, examined (including endophallus) then mounted. Algeria [Algerie] : Alger : 1 ~ (no 1707), n.d. (Coll. Donacia brevitarsis can be easily misidentified Chapuis); n.L : 1d', n.d. (Le Moult vendit.) [*]; with some other species, and more specially with n.L : 1d'- H, n.d., Reitter (Coil. Donge); Croatia : D. antiqua KUNZE. It is quite certain that close Dalmatia, Metkovi~ : 3d'd'-1 ~. n.d. (CoiL Mallet I examinations of series of antiqua in the collec­ Jolivet) [**]; Italy : Modene : 1d'-1 ~, n.d. (Coli. tions will reveal the presence of brevitarsis in Mallet I Jolivet); Pisa : 6d'd'-n ~. n.d. (Le Moult several parts ofEurope and Western Russia. vendit.); Toscana : 2~ ~ (n° 1708), n.d., Pizazz (Coli. Chapuis); n.L : 4d'd'-1 ~. n.d. (Coll. Mallet I The last author who published a complete list Jolivet); Morocco [Maroc] : Tanger : 1d"-1 ~ (n° of the Donaciinae of France (providing also a 118 Db), Vauchu [or : Vaucher] (Le Moult dichotomic key) was BORDY (1983). As far as vendi!.); n.L : 1 ~ , n.d. (Coll. Fauvel); Unknown the present author knows, no new donaciine origin : 1 ~ (no : 21 Db// Led I27), n.d. (Le Moult species has been added since that publication. vendit.); Id', n.d. (Coil. Chapuis); I~, n.d. (Coli. Chapuis). Description of the imago and/or key can be found in NYHOLM (1950), MOHR (1966), RA.vrz­ [*] : There are also 2 females, without labels of ZA (1973), REITTER (1920), THOMSON (1884). origin, coming from the material of Le Moult and BOROWIEC (1992) designated its lectotypes. RA­ that were beside this male and mounted on the VIZZA (1972) provides a photograph of a living same kind of mounting card; they could come from specimen on its food plant. The shape of the Algeria. endophallus (illustrated in NYHLOM, 1950 and [**] :In 1949, P. JOLIVET acquired the P.-M. MALLET RA VIZZA, 1973) remains an excellent character to collection, itself being made, amongst others, from identify this taxon. the collections of Felix ANCEY (I835-1919), J. DUCHAINE and HEYNE (CONSTANTIN, I992). NYHOLM (loc. cit.) and MOHR (loc. cit.) recommend, amongst other characters used for Distribution : Endemic to the Mediterranean species identification, the use of the length of region : Spain, Sardinia, Italy, Balkan Peninsula, tarsi's articles; the existing differences are often Algeria, Morocco (BOROWIEC, 1984 : 487, map minute and vary within and between conspecific 21; JOLIVET, 1968 : 314; 1972 : 45; LACORDAI­ populations and, therefore, in many cases, it can RE, 1845 : 129; RUFFO, 1964 : 55). In his notes not be retained as a valid taxonomic character. on the African donaciines, JOLIVET (1968, 1972) does not mention D. polita from Algeria; one Distribution : Denmark, (South), presumes this must be a simple omission since he Germany, Italy (North-West), , consulted LACORDAIRE (1845), who, for Algeria, (South and Centre), Russia (North-West) (BORO- gives the locality of La Calle (=El Kala [Arabic

79 toponym]), a small coastal town between Annaba dorsal view of its pronotum can be found in and the border of Tunisia. In Morocco, JOLIVET KlPPENBERG (1967) and MOHR (1966). NYHOLM (1968 : 314) reports this species from the North (1950) and RAVIZZA (1973) provided a very and the Middle Atlas mountains up to an altitude good drawing of the aedeagus (lateral view), of1,900 m. median lobe and its endophallus. The drawing of the male genitalia (dorsal view, distal part) Host plants : unknown according to BORO­ reported as being D. springeri's by MOHR WIEC£1984). (1966 : 106, Aed. 2 : 12) is not reliable and, 5. Donacia (Donaciomima) simplex FABRICIUS, perhaps, concerns another species, unless the 1775 drawing is too rough. The shape of D. sprin­ geri's median lobe is well typical : long (1,8 Morocco [Maroc] : Maroc I !fanger : 1d'-2~ ~. n.d. mm), narrow (0,325 mm), straight, very pointed; (Le Moult vendi!.). fine, but net striae (a microstructure quite The fact that the name of the town Tangier common amongst the Donaciinae ), running (Tanger in French) is crossed implies these lengthwise, cover the distal half of median lobe's specimens were collected somewhere else in ventral side (better seen when viewed from Morocco, but it remains impossible to find out above) and could not be mistaken with any other where. With regard to the time of capture of French species. What has been said above (see these specimens, no date is available, as it is D. brevitarsis) regarding the use of the length of often the case with the specimens of E.H. LE tarsi's articles recommended by NYHOLM (lac. MOULT (who was an insects dealer); however, cit.) and MOHR (lac. cit.) for identification when dates exist they range from 1869 to 1928. purposes is also true here. Distribution : very large distribution through­ Distribution : occurs in some parts of Europe : out Eurasia (BOROWIEC, 1984 : 488, map 23), Sweden (Prov. Skania); in the meridional part of also in Morocco and Algeria (JOLIVET, 1968 : its geographic area, the species seems limited to 315); JOLIVET (lac. cit.) reports only 4 specimens the Alps and its spurs where it has been captured in Morocco between 1939 and 1967. observed, so far, in Italy (North), Germany (Bavaria) and Austria (North Tyrol) (BOLLOW, Host plants : observed on Carex, Glyceria, 1940; BOROWIEC, 1984; GOECKE, 1960; lHSSEN, Juncus e.ffusus (L.), Phragmites, Sparganium 1943, MOHR., 1966; RAVIZZA, 1971 & 1973; emersum R. (= simplex Huns.), Typha latifolia REITTER, 1920; SCHERER, 1978) and this· is, (L.) again, confirmed by these new records from S.E. 6. Donacia (Donaciomima) springeri MULLER, France. 1916. France fauna nov. Host plants : palynophagous species; in North France: Isere: Sassenage [5°39' E.- 45°13' N.; alt. : Italy (Lombardy), recorded on the inflorescence ± 500 m], 3d'd'-3~~. 6.v.1922 (n° 2341); 1~, of Carex acuta L. (=gracilis CURT.) (RAVIZZA, 10.v.1921; 5d'd', n.d. [but prob. in the 1920's]; 1971 ); still in the same country observed on the Savoie : Avressieux [5°41' E. - 45°13' N.; alt. : spikes of Carex hudsanii A. BENN. (= elata 290 m], 1d'-2~ ~. n.d. [but prob. in the 1920's or ALL.) (RAVIZZA, 1973). In Austria, D. springeri 30's]. has been reported on Carex goadenowi GAY and All the specimens belong to the former Scirpus lacustris L. (KIPPENBERG, 1967). collection of P.M. MALLET, that was later Phenology : In North Italy, adults have a short acquired by P. JOLIVET, and were placed under phenology, being mainly active in April (site of the label of Danacia antiqua. The aedeagus of observation at an altitude of 275 m) (RAVIZZA, all males was dissected, examined (including 1973); but at a higher altitude (1,300 m, North endophallus) then mounted by the author. Tyrol, Austria), and as expected, they are active No new taxonomic key is provided here, but later :May, mainly in June, but still observed in descriptions and/or keys will be found in the beginning of July (KIPPENBERG, 1967). The GOECKE (1943), KlPPENBERG (1967), MOHR paucity of data does not allow the determination (1966), MULLER (1916), NYHOLM (1950) and of the adults' phenology in France; only the REITTER (1920). month of May is reported here but, as just illustrated above, phenology correlatively fluc­ The imaginal habitus is provided by KlPPEN­ tuates with altitude as well as latitude. BERG (1967) and RA VIZZA ( 1971 : 215, fig. 3) gives a picture of a living adult. A drawing of the

60 7. Macroplea appendiculata (PANZER, 1794). tious, but the pond weeds ( spp.) Spain fauna nov. and water milfoils ( spp.) can be considered as its main food plants; Butomus France : Bas-Rhin : Strasbourg : 1 r:l', n.d., P. Sirguey umbellatus L., Potamogeton lucens L., P. natans leg. (Coli. P. Sirguey); Strasbourg: 2r:l'r:l'-2'if. 'if, n.d. (Coli. Donge); Strasbourg : 1 'if, n.d. (Coli. A. L., P. pectinatus L., P. perfoliatus L., Myriophy­ Fauvel); Meurthe-et-Moselle : Nancy : 1 r:l', n.d. (Le lum spicatum L., M alterniflorum DC., Sagitta­ ria sagittifolia L., Scirpus maritimus L., S. lacus­ Mou~ vendit.); Marne: Env.[-iron] de Reims, 1r:l', n.d. (Coli. A. Fauvel); Reims : 2r:l'r:l', n.d. (ex­ tris L., Sparganium erectum L., Typha angustu- Musee Tours; Coli. P. Sirguey); Reims: 2r:l'r:l'-5'if. 'if, folia L. "' n.d., M Bellevoy (Coli. Donge); Moselle : Metz : Phenology : few data available; in Belgium 1r:l', v.1870 (Le Moult vendit.); Metz: 2'if'if, n.d. adults have been collected from March to (Coli. A. Fauvel); Metz : Moselle, 3 r:l'r:l'-3 'if 'if, n.d. September, with a higher frequency in the latter (Coli. Donge); Somme : Amiens : 1 'if (no : 2437), month (LAYS, 1997). n.d. (Le Moult vendi!.); no Department or locality given : dans la Maine [a river]: 1 'if, n.d. (Coli. A. 8. Macroplea mutica (F ABRICIUS, 1792). France Fauvel); St-Julien [1] : 1r:l' (n° 1731) - 1'if (n° fauna nov. I732), 20.ix.I877, M. LeBrun; Germany [Allema­ Austria : I r:l', n.d., Jekel; France : Bas-Rhin : Stras­ gne] : 2r:l'r:l'-2'if. 'if, n.l., n.d. (Coli. L. Pandelle, no bourg : 1 r:l', n.d., P. Sirguey (Coli. P. Sirguey); 6000); Spain [Espagne] : I 'if (no 49 & 1734), n.l., Finland : Esbo : 1 r:l', n.d., Levander (Coli. A. n.d. [old specimen]; Sweden (Suede) : 1r:l', n.l., Fauvel); Esbo : 1 'if, n.d., J. Sahlb[er]g (Coil. A. n.d. (Coli. A. Fauvel); Unknown origin : 3r:!r:l'- Fauvel); Poland : Dantzig : 2r:l'r:l'-2'if. 'if, n.d. (Coli. 3 'if 'if, n.d. (Coli. F. Chapuis); 1 r:l'-1 'if, n.d. (Coli. A. L. Pandelle, n° 5905). Unknown origin : 4r:l'r:l'- Fauvel); 2'if 'if, n.d. (J. Havenith vendi!.); 1 r:l'-1 'if, 4'if'if, n.d. (Coli. F. Chapuis, n° I737). There is n.d.; without origin, but prob. from France : 1 r:l'- also I female, without date, captured by Jekel, 1 'if, inondations [= floods], janvier [=January] holding a hardly decipherable manuscript inscrip­ (Coli. P. Sirguey). tion of the locality, looking like" Bonnia"? Other In the former Donge collection, there are four specimens, with readable labels, of the same series cocoons, without label of origin and identifi­ may exist elsewhere, in other Museums, and could cation, but that were placed beside M appen­ elucidate this problem. diculata adult specimens; 2 are empty, 1 contains The aedeagus of all males was dissected, a dry larva, 1 also contains a body (probably a examined (including endophallus) then mounted dry larva or pupa), but it can not be determined by the author. without breaking it; it is presumed that they belong to the present species, but that would Distribution : Algeria, Austria, , require confirmation. Belgium, , Germany, , Finland, Ireland, Italy, Kirgiz S.S.R., Mongolian The aedeagus of all males was dissected, Republic, Netherlands, North Sea, Norway, examined (including endophallus) then mounted Poland, Romania, Russia, Sardaina, Sweden, by the author. United Kingdom, Uzbek S.S.R. For North [1] : regarding " St-Julien ", there are several Africa, HOINIC ( 1994) mentions also Morocco localities that bear this toponym in the following and Tunisia, but, as far as the present author Departments and one does not know in which of knows, no Macroplea spp. has ever been them the material was collected : Haute-Savoie, reported from these countries; it was only Gironde, Jura, Saone-et-Loire. suggested, by JOLIVET (1968), that M. appen­ diculata could exist in the lakes of Morocco, but Distribution : Belgium, France, Germany, has never been discovered there since. Poland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Czech Repu­ blic, United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, Host plants : M mutica can live both in fresh Romania, Russian Republic (Siberia) and Ka­ (Hungary, Italy, Sardaina) and in brackish water zakhstan. Also reported from Algeria, but its (in the North of its area) (DACCORDI & RUFFO, presence in North Africa is doubtful according to 1978); reported from the following plants, some DACCORDI & RUFFO (1978). Very recently, being, perhaps, just adventitious : Myriophylum PETITPIERRE (200 1) stated that this genus could spicatum L., Potamogeton maritimus L., P. be discovered in Spain, which is now confirmed. pectinatus L., maritima L., R. rostellata K., Zostera marina L., Z. maritima, Zanichellia Host plants : has been captured on many palustris L. plants and it is likely that some are just adventi- Keys and/or descriptions of M appendiculata a! and M mutica imagoes will be found, among female genital elements, or an odorous sub­ others, in : DACCORDI & RUFFO (1978), GOECKE stance "; although these hypotheses need con­ (1943), HELLEN (1937), HOINIC, 1994, LOPATIN firmation, one can remark that the organ on & KULENOVA (1986), MENZIES & COX (1996), which these microstructures rest, the median MOI-IR (1966), REITIER (1920). For larvae in : lobe, is in itself certainly effective enough to B0VING (1906, 1910), MEDVEDEV (1982), MED­ operate dilatation of female genitals. Concerning VEDEV & ZAITZEV (1978, 1980), 0GLOBIN & the possibility of an odorous substance pro­ MEDVEDEV (1971), STEINHAUSEN (1994). For duction, HOINIC makes reference to male pupae in : Cox (1996). genitalic glands-- possessing such a function - Regarding the aedeagus of-- these · two that occur amongst some Coleoptera and that Macroplea species, HOINIC (loc.cit.), using a were reported by JEANNEL (1955). On must note S.E.M., reported the existence of minute pores(± that contrary to what the Romanian author states, 20f.l) located on the ventral part of the distal third JEANNEL (loc.cit.) has not only localized these of median lobe. In fact, these pores largely occur glands but illustrated them too (p. 31 : fig. 12; p. amongst the Donaciinae, but equally in other 32 : fig. 13 c; p. 136 : fig. 86 b ); these glands subfamilies of Chrysomelidae. They can be seen always stand beside, and not on, the median lobe with a stereoscopic microscope (at least x 80; and are relatively quite big. Consequently, it is almost horizontal light) or with a compound more probable that these microstructures may microscope (phase contrast). The aedeagus must provide a sensile function and are homologous to be well cleaned and prepared because the those tactile hairs so universally spread amongst slightest layer or dirt may hide these micro­ insects' genitals. structures. The male genitalia of several Dona­ 9. Neohaemoniajlohri (JACOBY, 1884) ciinae species were examined. For Macroplea Mexico : Mexico City : 10', n.d., Hoge. appendiculata and M mutica, micropores with one chaeta occur not only on the ventral face of Was under the label of Neohaemonia nigri­ the distal part of median lobe, as indicated by cornis KIRBY; the genitalia of that specimen has HOINIC, but also laterally and on its dorsal face been mounted (by whom ?) on a miscroscope (save its median part); equally present on tegmen slide (n° 2) placed in the box. dorsal face. Other species checked were : Obviously, this specimen comes from a larger Donacia (Cyphoga:Jter) javana, D. (Donacia) series of specimens (apparently some 200) col­ crassipes, D. (Donaciomima) springeri, Dona­ lected by HOGE and later spread· in several ciasta monrosi, clavipes, collections throughout the world, as reported by consimilis, P. sericea, Sominella reticulata. ASKEVOLD (1988). These structures appear as minute dark spots on the photographs of the apex of median lobe Distribution : So far, N jlohri has been re­ (ventral view) of several Donacia spp. provided corded only in Mexico (ASKEVOLD, 1988). by HAYASID (2000 : 43, figs. 11 c, d) and Host plants : unknown. HAYASID & HARUSAWA (2000 : 207, figs. 24, Phenology: not enough available data (at least 28, 32). Details of those examinations are not June). given here, but it can be said that all these aedeagi possess these microstructures usually on 10. Neohaemonia melsheimeri {LACORDAIRE, more than one face, also on the tegmen; 1845) sometimes they are barely visible, they slightly U.S.A.: Rochester: 1 ~. n.d., De Kempeneer. vary in size and density; length of chaetae may change, too. Some members of other subfami­ Was under the label of Neohaemonia nigri­ lies : Sagrinae (Sagra femorata), Orsodacninae cornis KIRBY; as for the preceding specimen, its ( Orsodacne cerasi), Zeugophorinae (Zeugophora genitalia has been mounted on a miscroscope subspinosa), Cryptocephalinae ( Cryptocephalus slide (n° 1) placed in the box. aureolus), Chrysomelinae (Chrysolina auri­ Unfortunately, the State where the specimen chalcea), Galerucinae (Lochmaea capreae), gave was collected is difficult to determine for 6 positive results and it is expected that the same toponyms, at least, bear the name of Rochester in must be true for the remaining subfamilies. As Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire for the function of these microstructures, HoiNic and New York. (lac. cit. : 19) suggests that they could work as Distribution : its range extends through the secretory pores, "possibly connected with glands which produce a substance for the dilatation of Northeast of USA and Southeast of Canada (ASKEVOLD, 1988). Host plants : Potamogeton spp.; observed also BOROWIEC L., 1992. - Donacia brevitarsis THOMSON, on Sparganium sp. and Lemna sp. but these 1884 - lectotype designation ( Coleoptera, Chryso­ plants are perhaps adventitious. melidae, Donaciinae). Genus, 3 (1): 63-64. B0VING A.G., 1906. Bidrag til kundskaben om Phenology : though there have been records of Donaciin-larvemes naturahistorie. H. Hagerups imagoes from March to November, in fact, and Forlag, Kebenhavn, 263 pp.+ 7 tav. provided the data available in ASKEVOLD (1988) B0VINGA.G., 1910.- Natural History ofthe larvae of can be used for some assessments, the months of Donaciinae. Sonderabdruck aus Internationale May and June accumulate the highest occur­ Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrogra­ rences of N. melsheimeri, with 33% and 41% phie, Biol. Suppl. 1 : 1-108,-7 pis., 70 figs. respectively. CLAVAREAU H., 1913. - Chrysomelidae I : 1. Sagri­ nae, 2. Donaciinae, 3. Orsodacninae, 4. Crioceri­ Acknowledgements nae. In : JUNK W. & SCHENKLING S., eds - Coleop­ terorum Catalogus, pars 51: 1-103. The author wishes to thank Dr Patrick GROOTAERT CONSTANTIN R., 1992.- Memorial des Coleopteristes and Dr Georges WAUTHY, who gave access to the franc;:ais. 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