Promecotheca nuciferae

Promecotheca nuciferae
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. nuciferae
Binomial name
Promecotheca nuciferae
Maulik, 1929

Promecotheca nuciferae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi, Java, the Moluccas).

The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera, Areca catechu, Phytelephas macrocarpa and Phoenix species.

References

  1. ↑ "Promecotheca nuciferae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. 1 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 17, 2025.