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Polyconia caroli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Polyconia
Species:
P. caroli
Binomial name
Polyconia caroli
(Leprieur, 1883)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hispa caroli Leprieur, 1883

Polyconia caroli is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Algeria, Italy (Sicily) and southern Spain.

Description

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Adults are dark brown with black spines.[2]

Life history

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No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]

References

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  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. Käfer Europas: Polyconia
  3. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 13, 2025.