Mecistomela
| Mecistomela | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Alurnini |
| Genus: | Mecistomela Jacobson, 1899 |
| Species: | M. marginata
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| Binomial name | |
| Mecistomela marginata (Thunberg, 1821)
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Mecistomela is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Mecistomela marginata, which is found in Brazil (Bahia, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 23–34 mm. Adults are black, with the pronotum and elytron with orange markings.
Biology
They have been recorded feeding on Arecastrum romanoffianum, Allagoptera arenaria, Cocos nucifera, Diplothemium species, Livistona species (including Livistona chinensis), Copernicia species, Elaeis guineensis, Phoenix species, Cocos botyophora and Cocos campestris.[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.