Promecotheca palmivora
| Promecotheca palmivora | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Promecotheca |
| Species: | P. palmivora
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| Binomial name | |
| Promecotheca palmivora Gressitt, 1960
| |
Promecotheca palmivora is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in northern New Guinea.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.7 mm. They are orange to pitchy black. The antennae are orange and the prothorax is pitchy black. The scutellum is black and the elytra are reddish orange, but pitchy brown on the apical one-fifth and paler on the external margin.[1]
Life history
The recorded host plant for this species is an unidentified palm with thick leaves.[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.