Drescheria

Drescheria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Cryptonychini
Genus: Drescheria
Weise, 1922
Species:
D. reinecki
Binomial name
Drescheria reinecki
Weise, 1922[1]

Drescheria is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Drescheria reinecki, which is found in Indonesia (Java).

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are bamboo species (Poaceae).[2]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ 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.