Enischnispa rattana

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Enischnispa rattana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Enischnispa
Species:
E. rattana
Binomial name
Enischnispa rattana
Gressitt, 1960 [1]

Enischnispa rattana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in north-eastern New Guinea.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5-4.25 mm. [2] They are shiny black above with a slight pitchy reddish tinge. [3]

Biology

The recorded food plants are Calamus and Daemonorops species. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ↑ Gressitt, J. L.; Samuelson, G. A. (1990). "Hispinae of the New Guinea-Solomons Area. II. Tribe Coelaenomenoderini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 30: 259–278. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ Staines, C. L. (2015). "Tribe Coelaenomenoderini" (PDF). Catalog of the Hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Retrieved 19 September 2025.
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