Ceratispa palmicola

Ceratispa palmicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Ceratispa
Species:
C. palmicola
Binomial name
Ceratispa palmicola

Ceratispa palmicola is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in north-eastern New Guinea.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.5-11.6 mm. They are shiny yellowish testaceous marked with reddish to pitchy black. The pronotum is shiny pale yellow with two blackish stripes, while the elytra are testaceous.[2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are small pinnate palms (Arecaceae).[3]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ 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.