Brontispa

Brontispa
Brontispa longissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Cassidinae
Tribe:	Cryptonychini
Genus:	Brontispa Sharp, 1903 [1]
Synonyms
OxycephalaBaly, 1858 (preocc.) PlanispaChûjô, 1937

Brontispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. ^[2] This genus includes significant palm pest species and is recorded from South-East Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands. ^[3]

Species

• Brontispa archontophoenica Gressitt, 1960
• Brontispa balakae Gressitt, 1957
• Brontispa calami Gressitt, 1960
• Brontispa chalybeipennis (Zacher, 1913)
• Brontispa cyperaceae Gressitt, 1963
• Brontispa depressa (Baly, 1858)
• Brontispa eversi Gressitt, 1960
• Brontispa gleadowi Weise, 1905
• Brontispa lateralis Uhmann, 1953
• Brontispa limbata (Waterhouse, 1876)
• Brontispa linearis Spaeth, 1936
• Brontispa longissima (Gestro, 1885)
• Brontispa mariana Spaeth, 1937
• Brontispa minor Gressitt, 1957
• Brontispa norfolkensis Gressitt, 1960
• Brontispa palauensis (Esaki & Chûjô, 1943)
• Brontispa palmivora Gressitt, 1963
• Brontispa sacchari Gressitt, 1960
• Brontispa serricornis Gressitt, 1957
• Brontispa simonthomasi Gressitt, 1960
• Brontispa veitchiae Gressitt, 1960

Selected former species

• Brontispa castaneipennis Chûjô, 1937

References

1. Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
2. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
3. GBIF: genus Brontispa Sharp, 1904 (retrieved 24 September 2025)