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Promecotheca leveri

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Promecotheca leveri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Promecotheca
Species:
P. leveri
Binomial name
Promecotheca leveri
Spaeth, 1937[1]
Synonyms
  • Promecotheca leveri bougainvilleana Gressitt, 1957

Promecotheca leveri is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Ysabel).

Life history

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The recorded host plants for this species are Areca, Calamus and possibly Balaka species.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Promecotheca leveri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  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.