Brontispa simonthomasi
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| Brontispa simonthomasi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Brontispa |
| Species: | B. simonthomasi
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| Binomial name | |
| Brontispa simonthomasi Gressitt, 1960
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Brontispa simonthomasi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea.
Description
[edit | edit source]Adults reach a length of about 7.9 mm. They are pale orange ochraceous to pitchy black, with a dull reddish head and reddish antennae. The elytra are pitchy black, with a broad pale ochraceous basal band on the basal portion.[1]
Life history
[edit | edit source]The recorded host plants for this species are Cyperaceae species.[2]
References
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