Downesia sasthi

Downesia sasthi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Downesia
Species:
D. sasthi
Binomial name
Downesia sasthi
Maulik, 1923[1]

Downesia sasthi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China (Yunnan).

Life history

The recorded host plant for this species is Thysanolaena agrostis.[2]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 1, 2025.