| Promecotheca violacea | |
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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: | Promecotheca |
| Species: | P. violacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Promecotheca violacea | |
Promecotheca violacea is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Solomon Islands (Bougainville, New Georgia, Ysabel).2
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Pandanus species (including Pandanus dubius) and Ptychosperma species.2
References
References
- "Promecotheca violacea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-19.
- Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Promecothecini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 19, 2025.