Coraliomela brunnea
| Coraliomela brunnea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Coraliomela |
| Species: | C. brunnea
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| Binomial name | |
| Coraliomela brunnea (Thunberg, 1821)
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Coraliomela brunnea is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Amazonas, Bahia, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Rondonia, São Paulo, Sergipe) and Paraguay.
Biology
They have been recorded feeding on Cocos nucifera, Syagrus romanzoffiana, Syagrus schizophylla, Syagrus coronata, Syagrus vagans, Allagoptera arenaria, Phoenix dactylifera, Copernicia cerifera, Arecastrum romanzoffianum, Euterpe edulis, Euterpe oleracea, Elaeis guineensis, Cocos coronata, Cocos schizophylla, Cocos vagans, Diplothemium maritimum and Diplothemium caudescens.[1]
References
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.