Chaeridiona angulata
| Chaeridiona angulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chaeridiona |
| Species: | C. angulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaeridiona angulata Staines, 2007[1]
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Chaeridiona angulata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Laos.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.6 mm. They have a shiny metallic green head, pronotum and elytral disc. The elytra itself are coppery to yellowish laterally and apically. The antennae and legs are yellowish.
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Zingiber species.[2]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin angulus (meaning corner or angle) and refers to the distinctly angulate exterior apical angle of the elytra.[3]
References
- ^ "Chaeridiona angulata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Oncocephalini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C. L., 2007, A review of the genus Chaeridiona Baly, 1869 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Zootaxa 1521 (1), pp. 19-29 : 21-22