Aspidispa korthalsiae
| Aspidispa korthalsiae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Aspidispa |
| Species: | A. korthalsiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidispa korthalsiae | |
Aspidispa korthalsiae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in north-eastern and north-western New Guinea.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.2–4.2 mm. They are testaceous to purplish black, while the pronotum is black with a pitchy purplish tinge. The elytra are bluish black with purplish and pitchy tinges.[2]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Calamus and Korthalsia species.[3] The larvae have also been described, they are whitish testaceous, but pale ochraceous on their head and pronotum. The borders, sutures and anterior portion of the head are reddish pitchy.
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2025.