Microdonacia octodentata (a species of leaf-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Reid, C.A.M. (1992). The leaf‐beetle genus Microdonacia Blackburn (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae): revision and systematic placement. Systematic Entomology 17 (4): 359-387.
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Galerucini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): (not yet documented)
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
*Reid, C.A.M. (1992). The leaf‐beetle genus Microdonacia Blackburn (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae): revision and systematic placement. Systematic Entomology 17 (4): 359-387.
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: leaf-feeder
