| Plesispa korthalsiae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Plesispa |
| Species: | P. korthalsiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Plesispa korthalsiae | |
Plesispa korthalsiae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in south-eastern New Guinea.
Adults reach a length of about 6-6.8 mm. They are orange ochraceous to pitchy black, while the head is dark rusty brown, but paler reddish-brown at the side. The antennae are reddish brown basally, but pitchy black in the apical half. The pronotum is orange ochraceous and the elytra are pitchy black. [2]
The recorded host plants for this species are Korthalsia and Calamus species. [3] The larvae have also been described. They have five eye-spots and both the head and pronotum are finely granulose.