Promecotheca alpiniae

Promecotheca alpiniae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Promecotheca
Species:
P. alpiniae
Binomial name
Promecotheca alpiniae
Maulik, 1929
Synonyms
  • Promecotheca alpiniae robusta Gressitt, 1957

Promecotheca alpiniae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal).

Description

The larvae are very pale, with the anterior end of the head pigmented.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Alpinia and Heliconia species.

References

  1. ↑ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Promecothecini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 1, 2025.