Brontispa simonthomasi

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Brontispa simonthomasi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Brontispa simonthomasi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Brontispa
Species:
B. simonthomasi
Binomial name
Brontispa simonthomasi
Gressitt, 1960
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.9 mm. They are pale orange ochraceous to pitchy black, with a dull reddish head and reddish antennae. The elytra are pitchy black, with a broad pale ochraceous basal band on the basal portion.[1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Cyperaceae species.[2]

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