Brontispa balakae

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Brontispa balakae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Brontispa
Species:
B. balakae
Binomial name
Brontispa balakae
Gressitt, 1957

Brontispa balakae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on Samoa.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.7-8 mm. The body is reddish castaneous, but darker on the pronotum. The antennae partly reddish, partly pitchy to black. The elytra are slightly iridescent blue, becoming brownish towards the apex and black along the suture and basal margin. [1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Balaka rechingeriana and Clinostigma oncorhyncha . [2]

References

  1. ↑ Gressitt, J.L. (1957). "Chrysomelidae of Samoa (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. XVI (2). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 241–258. 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.
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