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On the Oviposition Mode and Temperature-Sensitivity of Embryonic Development in a Reed Beetle Plateumaris braccata (Scop.) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Donaciinae)

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Despite the unique lifestyle of reed beetles (Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae) and the long-time interest that this peculiar group enjoyed among biologists, many aspects of their ecology remain unknown or understudied. In this communication, I verify, by observations in the laboratory and in the natural habitat, the contradictory statements of the previous authors regarding adult feeding and oviposition in the reed beetle Plateumaris braccata. The temperature dependence of embryonic development in this species is also assessed. The lower temperature threshold for development is smaller and the sum of degree-days is greater than is typically found in the other leaf beetles studied.

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The author is grateful to A.O. Bieńkowski (A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Moscow) for confirming the identification of the study species.

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The work was supported by grant no. 18-74-00039 from the Russian Science Foundation and was partially carried out at Chromas Core Facility (St. Petersburg State University Research Park).

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Kutcherov, D.A. On the Oviposition Mode and Temperature-Sensitivity of Embryonic Development in a Reed Beetle Plateumaris braccata (Scop.) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Donaciinae). Entmol. Rev. 100, 157–161 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873820020025

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