| 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]