Ceratispa brandti

Ceratispa brandti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Ceratispa
Species:
C. brandti
Binomial name
Ceratispa brandti
Gressitt, 1960

Ceratispa brandti is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on Normanby Island.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.9 mm (males) and 11.8 mm (females). They are black above, but slightly reddish at the apex of the cephalic process and the extreme apex of the elytra.[1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are palms (Arecaceae).[2]

References

  1. ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  2. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.