Macroplea appendiculata (Panzer, 1794)
on Potamogeton s.l.
parasite
Both beetles and larvae live permanently submerged. Larvae and pupae in a cocoon, attached to a root.
host plants
Potamogetonaceae, narrowly oligophagous
Potamogeton coloratus, lucens, natans, perfoliatus, x salicifolius; Stuckenia pectinata.
Older reports that larvae or adults also would live on Myriophyllum have been refuted.
distribution within Europe
pupa
See Steinhausen (2001b).
references
Bukejs (2010b), Kölsch & Kubiak (2011a), Maican & Serafim (2016a), Nelson, Walsh & Foster (2007a), Rheinheimer & Hassler (2018a), Solem (1972a), Steinnhausen (2001b).