Bothryonopa sahyadrica

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Bothryonopa sahyadrica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Bothryonopa
Species:
B. sahyadrica
Binomial name
Bothryonopa sahyadrica
Shameem & Prathapan, 2019

Bothryonopa sahyadrica is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in India (Kerala).

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.08–13.15 mm. They generally have a rufous brown to piceous head, pronotum and elytron, but are highly variable in colour.

Biology

Adults have been found on the leaves of Calamus gamblei .

Etymology

The species name refers to Sahyadri, the Sanskrit name of the Western Ghats chain of mountains, where the species lives. [1]

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