Promecotheca collinsi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Promecotheca |
| Species: | P. collinsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Promecotheca collinsi (Gressitt, 1960)
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Promecotheca collinsi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Kolombangara).
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 3.4 mm. They are pale reddish brown, but slightly paler on the abdomen and legs and the antennae are mostly blackish. The larvae have also been described. They are very pale.[1]
Life history
[edit]The recorded host plants for this species are Freycinetia species.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ 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.