Octodonta surigaoana
| Octodonta surigaoana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Octodonta |
| Species: | O. surigaoana
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| Binomial name | |
| Octodonta surigaoana (Uhmann, 1933)[1]
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Octodonta surigaoana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Philippines (Mindanao).
Life history
The recorded host plant for this species is Cocos nucifera.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was described as Bronthispa surigaoana by Erich Uhmann in 1933 in the article Neues uber philippinische Hispinen. 40. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Hispinen, which was published in the journal Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ EurekaMag.com