| Plesispa reichei | |
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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. reichei
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| Binomial name | |
| Plesispa reichei | |
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Plesispa reichei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland), Indonesia (Sulawesi, Java, Sumatra), Malaysia, New Britain, New Guinea, the Philippines (Basilan, Luzon, Mindanao, Negros), Sri Lanka and Thailand.
Life history
[edit]The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera, Calamus species, Areca cathecu, Metroxylon sagu, Archontophoenix species, Daemonorops species, Korthalsia species, Flagellaria indica, Nipa fruticans, Roystonea regia, Arenga pinnata and Cyrtostachys renda.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ 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.