Downesia sulcata

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Downesia sulcata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Downesia
Species:
D. sulcata
Binomial name
Downesia sulcata
Fleutiaux, 1877
Synonyms
  • Downesia tonkineaPic, 1924
  • Downesia subnotataPic, 1938

Downesia sulcata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Thailand and Vietnam.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5 mm. This species is similar to Downesia tarsata . The adults are reddish-yellow. There are three raised ribs on each elytron, separated from each other by two rows of deeply depressed dots. Furthermore, the posterior third of the elytra is black. [1]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. [2]

Taxonomy

Some sources list the author as Raffaello Gestro, but this is in error. [3]

References

  1. ↑ ANNALES DE LA SOCIÉTÉ ENTOMOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE
  2. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
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