Biology:Lema honorata

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Short description: Species of beetle

Lema honorata
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Petauristes
Species:
L. honorata
Binomial name
Lema honorata
Baly, 1873
Synonyms

Cyrtonota honorata (Baly, 1869)

Lema honorata, common name yam beetle, is a species of beetle in family Chrysomelidae,[1] and was first described in 1873 by Joseph Sugar Baly.[1][2][3][4] The holotype was collected in Nagasaki from a Discorea plant.[4]

The host plants on which both larvae and adults feed are members of the yam family.[1] It is an agricultural pest in Japan.[5]

Distribution

Lema honorata is found in South Korea (where it found in Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam), and in Japan, China, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q11078731 entry