Micrispa cubicularis

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

Micrispa cubicularis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in south-western New Guinea.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.1 mm. They are orange ochraceous to pitchy black, while the head is dull orange and the pronotum is pitchy reddish. The elytra are pitchy black with reddish orange costae and transverse ridges. [1]

Life history

The host plants for this species are thought to be 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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