Chaeridiona thailandica

Chaeridiona thailandica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chaeridiona
Species:
C. thailandica
Binomial name
Chaeridiona thailandica
Kimoto, 1998[1]

Chaeridiona thailandica is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Thailand.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.8–4.4 mm. The pronotal and elytral discs are metallic green, while the head and pronotum are coppery laterally and the elytra are yellowish laterally and apically. The antennae and legs are yellowish.[2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Boesenbergia rotunda and Zingiber species.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Chaeridiona thailandica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
  2. ^ Staines, C. L., 2007, A review of the genus Chaeridiona Baly, 1869 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae), Zootaxa 1521 (1), pp. 19-29 : 21-22
  3. ^ 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.