Promecotheca bicolor

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Promecotheca bicolor is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Fiji.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Promecotheca bicolor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Promecotheca
Species:
P. bicolor
Binomial name
Promecotheca bicolor
Maulik, 1927
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7-8.5 mm. They are reddish testaceous with bluish antennae. The posterior two-thirds of the elytra are blue-green.[1]

Life history

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

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