Brontispa cyperaceae
| Brontispa cyperaceae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Brontispa |
| Species: | B. cyperaceae
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| Binomial name | |
| Brontispa cyperaceae | |
Brontispa cyperaceae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in south-eastern New Guinea.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.2-7.7 mm. They are reddish ochraceous to pitchy black. The head is dark reddish tinged with pitchy and the antenna are dark pitchy brown, with some reddish in the middle area. The pronotum is reddish ochraceous. The elytra are also reddish ochraceous in basal one-third, but the rest is darker reddish.[2]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are sedges (Cyperaceae).[3] The larvae have also been described. They are pale testaceous and reach a length of about 7.5 mm.
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.