Plesispa montana

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Plesispa montana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Plesispa
Species:
P. montana
Binomial name
Plesispa montana
Gressitt, 1960 [1]

Plesispa montana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in central New Guinea.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.9 mm. They are black to orange ochraceous. The head is black, but slightly reddish anteriorly and beneath. The antennae are black with a reddish tinge and the elytra are black, but slightly pitchy reddish apically. [2]

Life history

The recorded host plant for this species is Saccharum officinarum . [3]

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ↑ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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