Promecotheca papuana
Appearance
| Promecotheca papuana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Promecotheca |
| Species: | P. papuana
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| Binomial name | |
| Promecotheca papuana Csiki, 1900[1]
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Promecotheca papuana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Bougainville, New Britain) and in New Guinea.
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species is Cocos nucifera, Areca cathecu, Nipa fruticans, Metroxylon sagu and Elaeis guineensis.[2]
References
- ^ "Promecotheca papuana". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ 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.