Biology:Brontispa

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Brontispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.[1] This genus includes significant palm pest species and is recorded from South-East Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands.[2]

Species

  • Brontispa archontophoenica Gressitt, 1960
  • Brontispa balakae Gressitt, 1957
  • Brontispa calami Gressitt, 1960
  • Brontispa chalybeipennis (Zacher, 1913)
  • Brontispa cyperaceae Gressitt, 1963
  • Brontispa depressa (Baly, 1858)
  • Brontispa eversi Gressitt, 1960
  • Brontispa gleadowi Weise, 1905
  • Brontispa lateralis Uhmann, 1953
  • Brontispa limbata (Waterhouse, 1876)
  • Brontispa linearis Spaeth, 1936
  • Brontispa longissima (Gestro, 1885)
  • Brontispa mariana Spaeth, 1937
  • Brontispa minor Gressitt, 1957
  • Brontispa norfolkensis Gressitt, 1960
  • Brontispa palauensis (Esaki & Chûjô, 1943)
  • Brontispa palmivora Gressitt, 1963
  • Brontispa sacchari Gressitt, 1960
  • Brontispa serricornis Gressitt, 1957
  • Brontispa simonthomasi Gressitt, 1960
  • Brontispa veitchiae Gressitt, 1960

Selected former species

  • Brontispa castaneipennis Chûjô, 1937

References

  1. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum.. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/media/file/cryptonychini2015_0.pdf. 
  2. GBIF: genus Brontispa Sharp, 1904 (retrieved 24 September 2025)

Wikidata ☰ Q2725039 entry