Bothryonopa sahyadrica
| Bothryonopa sahyadrica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Bothryonopa |
| Species: | B. sahyadrica
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| Binomial name | |
| Bothryonopa sahyadrica Shameem & Prathapan, 2019
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Bothryonopa sahyadrica is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in India (Kerala).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.08–13.15 mm. They generally have a rufous brown to piceous head, pronotum and elytron, but are highly variable in colour.
Biology
Adults have been found on the leaves of Calamus gamblei.
Etymology
The species name refers to Sahyadri, the Sanskrit name of the Western Ghats chain of mountains, where the species lives.[1]