Brontispa eversi
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| Brontispa eversi | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Brontispa |
| Species: | B. eversi
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| Binomial name | |
| Brontispa eversi Gressitt, 1960
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Brontispa eversi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea (Biak).
Description
[edit | edit source]Adults reach a length of about 8–10.5 mm. They are shiny pitchy black to pale ochraceous, with a black head and pitchy red antennae. The elytra are shiny black, becoming pitchy reddish on the posterior area of the external margin and reddish at the apex.[1]
Life history
[edit | edit source]The recorded host plants for this species are Cyperaceae species.[2]
References
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