Eurispa normalis
| Eurispa normalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Eurispa |
| Species: | E. normalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Eurispa normalis | |
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Eurispa normalis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland) and New Guinea.
Description
The body is clothed with adpressed, narrow obcuneiform scales, those on the legs, breast, and abdomen nearly linear. The head between the eyes is scarcely produced and obtuse. The basal half of the antennae is obscure rufo-piceous. The thorax is about one-third longer than broad, cylindrical, scarcely narrowed anteriorly, wit the sides nearly parallel. The surface is deeply foveolate-punctate. The elytra are subcylindrical. The apex of each elytron forms an acute tail.[2]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Characters of some undescrihed Species of Phytophaga belonging to the Families Cassididae and Hispidae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Eurispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.