Enischnispa palmicola

Enischnispa palmicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Enischnispa
Species:
E. palmicola
Binomial name
Enischnispa palmicola

Enischnispa palmicola is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in south-eastern New Guinea.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.3 mm. The dorsum is blackish, with some short yellow streaks on the elytra.[2]

Biology

The recorded food plants are Arecaceae species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Gressitt, J. L.; Samuelson, G. A. (1990). "Hispinae of the New Guinea-Solomons Area. II. Tribe Coelaenomenoderini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 30: 259–278. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Staines, C. L. (2015). "Tribe Coelaenomenoderini" (PDF). Catalog of the Hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Retrieved 19 September 2025.