Stephanispa cohici
| Stephanispa cohici | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Stephanispa |
| Species: | S. cohici
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| Binomial name | |
| Stephanispa cohici | |
Stephanispa cohici is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Caledonia.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5-6.4 mm. They are pale testaceous to pitchy black. The head is pale with a pitchy stripe and a more blackish stripe. The antennae are ochraceous, but dark reddish brown on the last three segments above and last four beneath. The prothorax is pale, with a pitchy black median stripe and a more blackish stripe along the side. The elytra are ochraceous, with the discal carinae pale testaceous, and with three pitchy black stripes.[2]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia species.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Hispine beetles from New Caledonia (Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (2). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 101–121. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ^ 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.