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Brontispa limbata

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Brontispa limbata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Brontispa
Species:
B. limbata
Binomial name
Brontispa limbata
(Waterhouse, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cryptonychus limbatus Waterhouse, 1876

Brontispa limbata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on Mauritius and Rodrigues.

Life history

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The recorded host plants for this species are Dictyosperma album, Acanthophoenix crinita, Mascarena revaughanii, Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis and Rhapis species.[2]

References

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  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. 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.