Promecotheca palmella
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| Promecotheca palmella | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Promecotheca |
| Species: | P. palmella
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| Binomial name | |
| Promecotheca palmella Gressitt, 1960
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Promecotheca palmella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (New Georgia).
Description
[edit | edit source]Adults reach a length of about 4.4 mm. They are bright red to shiny black. The head is pitchy black, while the prothorax is shiny black with a red base. The scutellum and elytra are red.[1]
Life history
[edit | edit source]The recorded host plant for this species is an unidentified small pinnate palm (Arecaceae).[2]
References
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