Promecotheca opacicollis
| Promecotheca opacicollis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Promecotheca |
| Species: | P. opacicollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Promecotheca opacicollis | |
Promecotheca opacicollis, the New Hebrides coconut hispid, is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the New Hebrides.
The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera, Areca catechu, Phoenix species, Phytelephas macrocarpa and Ravenala madagascariensis.[2]
References
- ^ "Promecotheca opacicollis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Promecothecini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 17, 2025.