Aspidispa daemonoropa

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Aspidispa daemonoropa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Aspidispa
Species:
A. daemonoropa
Binomial name
Aspidispa daemonoropa
Gressitt, 1963 [1]

Aspidispa daemonoropa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.6-4.2 mm. They are testaceous to pitchy black, the pronotum with the anterior portion of the side ochraceous. The elytra are also pitchy black, but tinged with reddish brown on the central area and outer margin. [2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Daemonorops species. [3] The pupae have also been described. They are orange testaceous and reach a length of about 3.7 mm.

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  3. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2025.