Downesia javana

Downesia javana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Downesia
Species:
D. javana
Binomial name
Downesia javana
Weise, 1928[1]
Synonyms
  • Downesia javana nigerrima Uhmann, 1935
  • Downesia javana ginpinica Chen & Tan, 1962
  • Downesia nitida Uhmann, 1928

Downesia javana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China (Yunnan) and Indonesia (Java).

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are bamboo species (Poaceae).[2]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 1, 2025.