| Ditropidus punctulum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Ditropidus |
| Species: | D. punctulum
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| Binomial name | |
| Ditropidus punctulum Chapuis, 1876
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Ditropidus punctulum is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Australia (South Australia, New South Wales). Although it was also reported from Fiji, this was later determined to be based on a misidentification.1
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.5 mm. They are dark reddish pitchy with testaceous legs. The antennae are also testaceous, but with the apex slightly dusky.
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.2
References
References
- Reid, C. A. M. & Beatson, M., 2013, Chrysomelid males with enlarged mandibles: three new species and a review of occurrence in the family (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Zootaxa 3619 (1), pp. 79-100 : 83-84
- Bryant, G.E.; Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Chrysomelidae of Fiji (Coleoptera)". Pacific Science. 11 (1): 2–91. Retrieved October 1, 2025.