Wallacea apicalis
| Wallacea apicalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Wallacea |
| Species: | W. apicalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Wallacea apicalis Gestro, 1896
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| Synonyms | |
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Wallacea apicalis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indonesia (Java, Lombok, Mentawai, Sumatra, Sumba), Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka.[1]
Biology
They have been recorded feeding on Areca triandra, Cocos nucifera, Areca catechu, Metroxylon species (including Metroxylon sagu), Nipa fruticans, Eugeissona tristis, and Phoenix roebelenii.[2]
References
- ^ Sekerka, L. 2015. Wallacea, Pistosia and Neodownesia: three distinct genera and their tribal placement (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55(2): 713–743.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.