Chaeridiona mayuri
| Chaeridiona mayuri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chaeridiona |
| Species: | C. mayuri
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| Binomial name | |
| Chaeridiona mayuri Shameem & Prathapan, 2014[1]
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Chaeridiona mayuri is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in southern India.
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Cheilocostus speciosus, Curcuma longula, Globba sessiliflora, Zingiber officinale and Zingiber zerumbet.[2]
References
- ^ Shameem, K.M. & Prathapan, K.D. 2014. A new species of Chaeridiona Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Oncocephalini) infesting ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) and turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) in India and redescription of Chaeridiona pseudometallica Basu. Zootaxa 3815(4): 575–582
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Oncocephalini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 16, 2025.