Wallacea dactyliferae

Wallacea dactyliferae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Wallacea
Species:	W. dactyliferae
Binomial name
	Wallacea dactyliferae; Maulik, 1919
Synonyms
	Pistosia dactyliferae;

Last updated August 31, 2025

Wallacea dactyliferae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bangladesh, China (Yunnan), India (Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka), Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The species was introduced and is now established in France.^[1]

Biology

Wallacea dactyliferae feeds on Phoenix species (including Phoenix canariensis ), Borassus flabellifer , Calamus species, Arenga tremula , Chamaerops humilis and Washingtonia filifera .^[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 27, 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 27, 2025.

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