Aspidispa palmella

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Aspidispa palmella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Aspidispa
Species:
A. palmella
Binomial name
Aspidispa palmella
Gressitt, 1960 [1]

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.7-5 mm. They are bright shiny red, with the apical two-fifths of the elytral disc pitchy black. [2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are palms and rattan (Arecaceae). [3] The pupae have also been described. They are yellowish testaceous, with pitchy black eyes. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ↑ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
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