Wallacea apicalis

Wallacea apicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Wallacea
Species:	W. apicalis
Binomial name
	Wallacea apicalis; Gestro, 1896
Synonyms
	Wallacea palmarumGestro, 1913;

Last updated October 16, 2025

Wallacea apicalis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indonesia (Java, Lombok, Mentawai, Sumatra, Sumba), Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka.^[1]

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Areca triandra , Cocos nucifera , Areca catechu , Metroxylon species (including Metroxylon sagu ), Nipa fruticans , Eugeissona tristis , and Phoenix roebelenii .^[2]

References

↑ Sekerka, L. 2015. Wallacea, Pistosia and Neodownesia: three distinct genera and their tribal placement (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55(2): 713–743.
↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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[1] Sekerka, L. 2015. Wallacea, Pistosia and Neodownesia: three distinct genera and their tribal placement (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55(2): 713–743.

[2] Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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