Bothryonopa sahyadrica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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).
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.
Adults have been found on the leaves of Calamus gamblei .
The species name refers to Sahyadri, the Sanskrit name of the Western Ghats chain of mountains, where the species lives. [1]