Promecotheca palmella
| Promecotheca palmella | |
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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. palmella
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| Binomial name | |
| Promecotheca palmella Gressitt, 1960
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Promecotheca palmella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (New Georgia).
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 4.4 mm. They are bright red to shiny black. The head is pitchy black, while the prothorax is shiny black with a red base. The scutellum and elytra are red.[1]
Life history
[edit]The recorded host plant for this species is an unidentified small pinnate palm (Arecaceae).[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.