Macroplea appendiculata (Panzer, 1794)
(a reed beetle)

Interactions where Macroplea appendiculata is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
cocoon (subaquatic)		subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots			Sagittaria sagittifolia	Arrowhead	Alismatales: Alismataceae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		subaquatic		cocoon	Plant / resting place / among			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Alismataceae/Sagittaria sagittifolia/	Sagittaria sagittifolia	arrowhead			roots
adult (subaquatic)		subaquatic adult may be found on			Butomus umbellatus	Flowering-rush	Alismatales: Butomaceae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		subaquatic		adult	Plant / resting place / on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Butomaceae/Butomus umbellatus/	Butomus umbellatus	flowering-rush							(2-)4-9(-11)
adult (subaquatic)		subaquatic adult grazes on submerged leaf			Potamogeton pectinatus	Fennel Pondweed	Alismatales: Potamogetonaceae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		subaquatic		adult	Foodplant / open feeder			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton pectinatus/	Potamogeton pectinatus	fennel pondweed		submerged	leaf				(2-)4-9(-11)
cocoon (subaquatic)		subaquatic cocoon may be found among			Potamogeton pectinatus	Fennel Pondweed	Alismatales: Potamogetonaceae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		subaquatic		cocoon	Plant / resting place / among			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton pectinatus/	Potamogeton pectinatus	fennel pondweed
larva (gregarious)		gregarious larva feeds on buried root			Potamogeton pectinatus	Fennel Pondweed	Alismatales: Potamogetonaceae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		gregarious		larva	Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Alismatales/Potamogetonaceae/Potamogeton pectinatus/	Potamogeton pectinatus	fennel pondweed		buried	root
adult (subaquatic)		subaquatic adult may be found on			Nymphoides peltata	Fringed Water-lily	Asterales: Menyanthaceae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		subaquatic		adult	Plant / resting place / on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Menyanthaceae/Nymphoides peltata/	Nymphoides peltata	fringed water-lily							(2-)4-9(-11)
adult (subaquatic)		subaquatic adult grazes on submerged leaf			Myriophyllum alterniflorum	Alternate Water-milfoil	Saxifragales: Haloragaceae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		subaquatic		adult	Foodplant / open feeder			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Haloragaceae/Myriophyllum alterniflorum/	Myriophyllum alterniflorum	alternate water-milfoil		submerged	leaf				(2-)4-9(-11)
cocoon (subaquatic)		subaquatic cocoon may be found among			Myriophyllum alterniflorum	Alternate Water-milfoil	Saxifragales: Haloragaceae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		subaquatic		cocoon	Plant / resting place / among			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Haloragaceae/Myriophyllum alterniflorum/	Myriophyllum alterniflorum	alternate water-milfoil
larva (gregarious)		gregarious larva feeds on buried root			Myriophyllum alterniflorum	Alternate Water-milfoil	Saxifragales: Haloragaceae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		gregarious		larva	Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Haloragaceae/Myriophyllum alterniflorum/	Myriophyllum alterniflorum	alternate water-milfoil		buried	root
cocoon (subaquatic)		subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots			Bolboschoenus maritimus	Sea Club-rush	Poales: Cyperaceae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		subaquatic		cocoon	Plant / resting place / among			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Bolboschoenus maritimus/	Bolboschoenus maritimus	sea club-rush			roots
cocoon (subaquatic)		subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots			Carex	sedges	Poales: Cyperaceae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		subaquatic		cocoon	Plant / resting place / among			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Carex/	Carex	sedges			roots
cocoon (subaquatic)		subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots			Schoenoplectus lacustris	Common Club-rush	Poales: Cyperaceae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		subaquatic		cocoon	Plant / resting place / among			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Cyperaceae/Schoenoplectus lacustris/	Schoenoplectus lacustris	common club-rush			roots
cocoon (subaquatic)		subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots			Sparganium erectum	Branched Bur-reed	Poales: Typhaceae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		subaquatic		cocoon	Plant / resting place / among			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Sparganium erectum/	Sparganium erectum	branched bur-reed			roots
cocoon (subaquatic)		subaquatic cocoon may be found among roots			Typha angustifolia	Lesser Bulrush	Poales: Typhaceae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		subaquatic		cocoon	Plant / resting place / among			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/	Typha angustifolia	lesser bulrush			roots
larva (gregarious)		gregarious larva feeds on buried root			Typha angustifolia	Lesser Bulrush	Poales: Typhaceae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Macroplea appendiculata/	Macroplea appendiculata	a reed beetle		gregarious		larva	Foodplant / feeds on			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Typhaceae/Typha angustifolia/	Typha angustifolia	lesser bulrush		buried	root

Author & Year	Title	Source
Bullock, J.A., 1992	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations	11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland	336pp, Pisces Publications

Macroplea appendiculata (a reed beetle) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

INSECTA
(true insects)

Macroplea appendiculata (a reed beetle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

CHRYSOMELIDAE
(leaf and flea beetles)

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Macroplea appendiculata (a reed beetle)
Subfamily	DONACIINAE (reed beetles)
Family	CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles)
Superfamily	CHRYSOMELOIDEA (leaf, longhorn and seed beetles)
Series	Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
Suborder	POLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
Order	COLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Macroplea appendiculata is also a member of:
water beetles - water beetles (via Chrysomelidae)
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Macroplea appendiculata (a reed beetle)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Cox, M.L.	2007	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland	336pp, Pisces Publications

Macroplea appendiculata (a reed beetle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

DONACIINAE
(reed beetles)

CHRYSOMELIDAE
(leaf and flea beetles)

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

water beetles
(water beetles)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Macroplea appendiculata (a reed beetle):

DONACIINAE
(reed beetles)

CHRYSOMELIDAE
(leaf and flea beetles)

COLEOPTERA
(beetles)

PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

water beetles
(water beetles)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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