Brontispa cyperaceae

Brontispa cyperaceae
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. cyperaceae
Binomial name
Brontispa cyperaceae

Brontispa cyperaceae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in south-eastern New Guinea.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.2-7.7 mm. They are reddish ochraceous to pitchy black. The head is dark reddish tinged with pitchy and the antenna are dark pitchy brown, with some reddish in the middle area. The pronotum is reddish ochraceous. The elytra are also reddish ochraceous in basal one-third, but the rest is darker reddish.[2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are sedges (Cyperaceae).[3] The larvae have also been described. They are pale testaceous and reach a length of about 7.5 mm.

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ 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.
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