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| Promecotheca callosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Promecotheca |
| Species: | P. callosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Promecotheca callosa Baly, 1876 | |
Promecotheca callosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland, Northern Territories) and south-western, south-eastern and north-eastern New Guinea.
Description
[edit]Adults of subspecies major reach a length of about 10.9-12.2 mm, while the adults of subspecies callosa are smaller. Adults are shiny black with bright reddish orange elytra.
The larvae have also been described. They reach a length of about 15 mm.[1]
Life history
[edit]The recorded host plants for this species are palms (including Cocos nucifera), as well as Pandanus species.[2]
Subspecies
[edit]- Promecotheca callosa callosa (Australia, south-western and south-eastern New Guinea)
- Promecotheca callosa major Gressitt, 1963 (north-eastern New Guinea)
References
[edit]- ↑ Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Promecothecini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 1, 2025.