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Brontispa

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

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Brontispa
Brontispa longissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Cryptonychini
Genus: Brontispa
Sharp, 19031
Synonyms
  • Oxycephala Baly, 1858 (preocc.)
  • Planispa Chûjô, 1937

Brontispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.2 This genus includes significant palm pest species and is recorded from South-East Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands.3

Species

Selected former species

References

References

  1. Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  2. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  3. GBIF: genus Brontispa Sharp, 1904 (retrieved 24 September 2025)