| Plesispa korthalsiae | |
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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: | Plesispa |
| Species: | P. korthalsiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Plesispa korthalsiae | |
Plesispa korthalsiae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in south-eastern New Guinea.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 6-6.8 mm. They are orange ochraceous to pitchy black, while the head is dark rusty brown, but paler reddish-brown at the side. The antennae are reddish brown basally, but pitchy black in the apical half. The pronotum is orange ochraceous and the elytra are pitchy black.[2]
Life history
[edit]The recorded host plants for this species are Korthalsia and Calamus species.[3] The larvae have also been described. They have five eye-spots and both the head and pronotum are finely granulose.
References
[edit]- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.