Micrispa biakana
| Micrispa biakana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Micrispa |
| Species: | M. biakana
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrispa biakana (Gressitt, 1963)
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Micrispa biakana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in north-western New Guinea (Biak).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.7 mm. The head, antennae and pronotum are pale orange ochraceous. The elytra have a brownish outer margin, a pale ochraceous apical margin and the disc is mostly pitchy black.[1]
Life history
The host plants for this species are possibly Alpinia species.[2]
References
- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2025.