Wallacea marginata

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

Last updated August 31, 2025

Wallacea marginata is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indonesia (Java, Mentawai).^[1]

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Plectocomia species.^[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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