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| Promecotheca caeruleipennis | |
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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. caeruleipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Promecotheca caeruleipennis Blanchard, 1853 | |
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Promecotheca caeruleipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Fiji, the Philippines, Samoa, the Solomon Islands and Tonga.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 7–8 mm. They are testaceous, with the posterior two-thirds of the elytra metallic blue-green.[1]
Life history
[edit]The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera, Pritchardia pacifica and Livistona species.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Bryant, G.E.; Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Chrysomelidae of Fiji (Coleoptera)". Pacific Science. 11 (1): 2–91. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ↑ 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.