Promecotheca bryantiae
Species of beetle
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Promecotheca bryantiae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Malaita).
| Promecotheca bryantiae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Promecotheca |
| Species: | P. bryantiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Promecotheca bryantiae Gressitt, 1960 | |
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Description
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Pandanus (subgenus Bryantia) species.[2] The larvae mine in the sides of the leaves of their host plant, with each mine containing four or more larvae.