Macroplea ranina
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| Macroplea ranina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Donaciinae |
| Tribe: | Haemoniini |
| Genus: | Macroplea |
| Species: | M. ranina |
| Binomial name | |
| Macroplea ranina | |
 Type locality: Zoigê County, Sichuan Province, at 3454 m:'"`UNIQ--ref-00000002-QINU`"' | |
Macroplea ranina is a species of water beetle in the subfamily Donaciinae of the Chrysomelidae family,[1] and was first described in 2011 by three Chinese entomologists, Qiaozhe Lou, Yu Peiyu and Hongbin Liang.[1][2] The species epithet, ranina, derives from the name, Ranidae, a family of frogs, because the beetle was first collected from the stomach of such a frog.[2]
The larval host species is Hippuris vulgaris.[2]
This species of beetle is found in China, in Sichuan Province.[2]