Octodonta surigaoana
Species of beetle
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Octodonta surigaoana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Philippines (Mindanao).
| Octodonta surigaoana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Octodonta |
| Species: | O. surigaoana |
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| Octodonta surigaoana (Uhmann, 1933)[1] | |
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Life history
The recorded host plant for this species is Cocos nucifera.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was described as Bronthispa surigaoana by Erich Uhmann in 1933 in the article Neues uber philippinische Hispinen. 40. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Hispinen, which was published in the journal Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica.[3]
