Downesia kwangtunga

Downesia kwangtunga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Downesia
Species:
D. kwangtunga
Binomial name
Downesia kwangtunga

Downesia kwangtunga is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China (Guangdong).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5–5.5 mm. They have a shortened row of several punctures on the apical one-fifth of the elytra.[2]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) types deposited at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
  3. ^ 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.