Teretrispa gahniae
| Teretrispa gahniae | |
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| File:Teretrispa gahniae.jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Teretrispa |
| Species: | T. gahniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Teretrispa gahniae | |
Teretrispa gahniae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Caledonia.
Description
[edit | edit source]Adults reach a length of about 8.6-10 mm. They are pitchy black to pale testaceous. The elytra are reddish brown, but yellowish testaceous on interspace two and the external margin in the basal half, and pitchy blackish on the suture and along a humeral stripe which becomes brownish towards the apex.
The larvae are creamy white, but pale testaceous on the head and the pronotal disc and ochraceous at the end of the abdomen.[2]
Life history
[edit | edit source]The recorded host plants for this species are Gahnia and Scleria species.[3] The larvae bore between the bases of the leaves of their host plant. Adults feed on the under sides of leaves of the same plants.
References
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