. British journal of entomology and natural history. Natural history; Entomology. BR. J. ENT. NAT. HIST., 9: 1996 149 In P. afftnis the two sexes are distinct in both colour and size, the pronotum and elytra of the male being black with a faint purple or violet reflection, but of a pale copper colour in the somewhat larger female. The legs are reddish yellow in both sexes, with the teeth on the hind femora considerably larger in the male. A widespread, locally common species with recent records for Dyfed-Powys, North East England, East and West Midlands, South and South Eastern England. 17. Pl
. British journal of entomology and natural history. Natural history; Entomology. BR. J. ENT. NAT. HIST., 9: 1996 149 In P. afftnis the two sexes are distinct in both colour and size, the pronotum and elytra of the male being black with a faint purple or violet reflection, but of a pale copper colour in the somewhat larger female. The legs are reddish yellow in both sexes, with the teeth on the hind femora considerably larger in the male. A widespread, locally common species with recent records for Dyfed-Powys, North East England, East and West Midlands, South and South Eastern England. 17. Plateumaris braccata (Scopoli, 1772) (= nigra Fabricius, 1792) Status: Notable A (Latin: braccata; wearing breeches, possibly referring to the conspicuously orange- red legs and ventral abdomen which contrasts with the dark thoracic and elytral surfaces). L = mm. Both sexes of this large donaciine have black pronotum and elytra with a green or violet reflection, and reddish-orange abdomen, antennae and legs. Though this species is similar in these respects to the male P. afftnis, direct comparison leaves little doubt about the identification of P. braccata which is considerably larger and has a more obvious blue or greenish metallic reflection. The adult beetles are usually found, during May and June, in beds of the reed Phragmites australis growing in water at the margins of lakes, canals and in fens. It is a local species, well established in the fenlands of East Anglia but also found sparingly in Sussex, Kent, and some other southern counties. Like D. clavipes it can be found concealed in the Phragmites leaf-folds. When feeding, the beetle penetrates the young leaf shoots which later unfold to present a characteristic transverse series of round holes. A very local species restricted in distribution to Wales (all regions). East and West Midlands, East Anglia, and a few scattered sites in Southern England. 17. Plateumaris braccata (Scopoli) I?. VICE-COUNTY DISTRIBUTION.
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