Promecotheca caeruleipennis

Promecotheca caeruleipennis
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. caeruleipennis
Binomial name
Promecotheca caeruleipennis
Blanchard, 1853
Synonyms
  • Promecotheca reichei Baly, 1869
  • Promecotheca lindingeri Aulmann, 1914

Promecotheca caeruleipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Fiji, the Philippines, Samoa, the Solomon Islands and Tonga.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8 mm. They are testaceous, with the posterior two-thirds of the elytra metallic blue-green.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera, Pritchardia pacifica and Livistona species.

References

  1. ↑ Bryant, G.E.; Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Chrysomelidae of Fiji (Coleoptera)". Pacific Science. 11 (1): 2–91. Retrieved October 1, 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.