Promecotheca cumingii
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Promecotheca |
| Species: | P. cumingii
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| Binomial name | |
| Promecotheca cumingii | |
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Promecotheca cumingii is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China, Indonesia (Borneo, Sulawesi, Java), Malaysia, the Philippines (Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Palawan, Samar), Singapore and Sri Lanka.
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera, Nypa fruticans, Metroxylon and Caryola species, as well as Oreodoxa regia.[2]
References
- ^ "Promecotheca cumingii". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Promecothecini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 17, 2025.