Octodonta subparallela

Octodonta subparallela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Octodonta
Species:
O. subparallela
Binomial name
Octodonta subparallela
Spaeth, 1936[1]

Octodonta subparallela is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Britain, New Guinea and New Ireland.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Calamus and Metroxylon species, as well as Korthalsia beccarii.[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.