Brontispa calami

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Brontispa calami
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Brontispa
Species:
B. calami
Binomial name
Brontispa calami
Gressitt, 1960

Brontispa calami is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (New Georgia).

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. They are reddish ochraceous to pitchy black, with a reddish brown head and pitchy reddish antennae. The elytra are pitchy black, while the basal portion of the suture, extreme base of the disc and posterior portion of the external margin are reddish ochraceous. [1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Calamus species. [2]

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.
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