Ceratispa latirostris

Ceratispa latirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Ceratispa
Species:
C. latirostris
Binomial name
Ceratispa latirostris
(Gestro, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Oxycephala latirostris Gestro, 1885
  • Oxycephala albertisii Gestro, 1885
  • Oxycephala obtusirostris Gestro, 1898
  • Oxycephala carinaerostris Csiki, 1900
  • Xiphispa brunnea Uhmann, 1927

Ceratispa latirostris is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in eastern and northern New Guinea.[1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Calamus and Daemonorops species, as well as Korthalsia beccarii.[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.