Micrispa biakana

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Micrispa biakana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Micrispa
Species:
M. biakana
Binomial name
Micrispa biakana
(Gressitt, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Gonophora (Micrispa) biakanaGressitt, 1963

Micrispa biakana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in north-western New Guinea (Biak).

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.7 mm. The head, antennae and pronotum are pale orange ochraceous. The elytra have a brownish outer margin, a pale ochraceous apical margin and the disc is mostly pitchy black. [1]

Life history

The host plants for this species are possibly Alpinia species. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
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