Aspidispa ifara

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

Aspidispa ifara is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in north-western New Guinea.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.7-6.5 mm. They are yellowish testacous to pitchy black. [2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are palms (Arecaceae). [3] The larvae have also been described. They are whitish testaceous, but more yellowish on the pronotum.

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.