| Brontispa eversi | |
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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: | Brontispa |
| Species: | B. eversi
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| Binomial name | |
| Brontispa eversi Gressitt, 1960
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Brontispa eversi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea (Biak).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8–10.5 mm. They are shiny pitchy black to pale ochraceous, with a black head and pitchy red antennae. The elytra are shiny black, becoming pitchy reddish on the posterior area of the external margin and reddish at the apex.1
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Cyperaceae species.2
References
References
- Gressitt, J.L. (1960). "Papuan-West Polynesian Hispine Beetles" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 2 (1). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 518–530. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- 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.