Promecotheca alpiniae
| Promecotheca alpiniae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Promecotheca |
| Species: | P. alpiniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Promecotheca alpiniae Maulik, 1929
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Promecotheca alpiniae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal).
Description
The larvae are very pale, with the anterior end of the head pigmented.[1]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Alpinia and Heliconia species.[2]
References
- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Promecothecini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 1, 2025.