Donacia simplex Fabricius, 1775
(a reed beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDonacia simplex (a reed beetle)
GenusDonacia (a genus of reed beetles)
SubfamilyDONACIINAE (reed beetles)
FamilyCHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
SuperfamilyCHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Donacia simplex (a reed beetle) :
1: Donacia simplex (a reed beetle)
31 Jul 2013 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Swept from waterside vegetation
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Elytral tips - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background

Donacia simplex (a reed beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Donacia simplex (a reed beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Donacia simplex (a reed beetle)
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