Brontispa simonthomasi

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

Brontispa simonthomasi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.9 mm. They are pale orange ochraceous to pitchy black, with a dull reddish head and reddish antennae. The elytra are pitchy black, with a broad pale ochraceous basal band on the basal portion. [1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Cyperaceae 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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