Promecotheca cumingii

Promecotheca cumingii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Promecotheca
Species:	P. cumingii
Binomial name
	Promecotheca cumingii; Baly, 1858
Synonyms
	Promecotheca trilbyiThomson, 1856;

Last updated November 28, 2025

Promecotheca cumingii is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China, Indonesia (Borneo, Sulawesi, Java), Malaysia, the Philippines (Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan, Samar), Singapore and Sri Lanka.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera , Nypa fruticans , Metroxylon and Caryola species, as well as Oreodoxa regia .^[2]

References

↑ "Promecotheca cumingii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Promecothecini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

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[1] "Promecotheca cumingii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-17.

[2] Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Promecothecini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 17, 2025.

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