Eurispa normalis

Eurispa normalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Eurispa
Species:	E. normalis
Binomial name
Eurispa normalis Baly, 1869 [1]
Synonyms
Eurispa normalis lamingtonaGressitt, 1957

Eurispa normalis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland) and New Guinea.

Description

The body is clothed with adpressed, narrow obcuneiform scales, those on the legs, breast, and abdomen nearly linear. The head between the eyes is scarcely produced and obtuse. The basal half of the antennae is obscure rufo-piceous. The thorax is about one-third longer than broad, cylindrical, scarcely narrowed anteriorly, wit the sides nearly parallel. The surface is deeply foveolate-punctate. The elytra are subcylindrical. The apex of each elytron forms an acute tail. ^[2]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. ^[3]

References

1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
2. Characters of some undescrihed Species of Phytophaga belonging to the Families Cassididae and Hispidae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Eurispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.