Downesia kwangtunga
| Downesia kwangtunga | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Downesia |
| Species: | D. kwangtunga
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| 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
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) types deposited at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- ^ 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.