Plesispa montana
| Plesispa montana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Plesispa |
| Species: | P. montana
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| Binomial name | |
| Plesispa montana | |
Plesispa montana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in central New Guinea.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.9 mm. They are black to orange ochraceous. The head is black, but slightly reddish anteriorly and beneath. The antennae are black with a reddish tinge and the elytra are black, but slightly pitchy reddish apically.[2]
Life history
The recorded host plant for this species is Saccharum officinarum.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ 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.