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Promecotheca bicolor

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Promecotheca bicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Promecotheca
Species:
P. bicolor
Binomial name
Promecotheca bicolor
Maulik, 1927

Promecotheca bicolor is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Fiji.

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 7-8.5 mm. They are reddish testaceous with bluish antennae. The posterior two-thirds of the elytra are blue-green.[1]

Life history

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The recorded host plants for this species are Flagellaria species.[2]

References

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  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.