Palmispa korthalsivora

Palmispa korthalsivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Palmispa
Species:
P. korthalsivora
Binomial name
Palmispa korthalsivora
Gressitt, 1960

Palmispa korthalsivora is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in north-eastern New Guinea.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.7 mm. They are black, with some reddish on the apex and at the base of the antennae, as well as on the side of the head and on some parts of the side of the thorax.[1]

Life history

The recorded host plant for this species is Korthalsia beccarii.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  2. ^ 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.