Micrispa maai

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

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.6 mm. The head, antennae and prothorax are pale orange ochraceous, while the scutellum is pitchy brownish. The elytra are mostly pitchy, palest on the apical margin and reddish on the first costa and in the basal one-fourth, at the middle, and before the apex, as well as on the second and third costa 2 and 3. [1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are 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.