Brontispa calami
| Brontispa calami | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Brontispa |
| Species: | B. calami |
| Binomial name | |
| Brontispa calami Gressitt, 1960 | |
Brontispa calami is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (New Georgia).
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. They are reddish ochraceous to pitchy black, with a reddish brown head and pitchy reddish antennae. The elytra are pitchy black, while the basal portion of the suture, extreme base of the disc and posterior portion of the external margin are reddish ochraceous.[1]
Life history
[edit]The recorded host plants for this species are Calamus species.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.