Micrispa maai
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Micrispa |
| Species: | M. maai
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| Binomial name | |
| Micrispa maai (Gressitt, 1963)
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Micrispa maai is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in south-western and north-western New Guinea.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.6 mm. The head, antennae and prothorax are pale orange ochraceous, while the scutellum is pitchy brownish. The elytra are mostly pitchy, palest on the apical margin and reddish on the first costa and in the basal one-fourth, at the middle, and before the apex, as well as on the second and third costa 2 and 3.[1]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Alpinia species.[2]
References
- ^ Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Gonophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 29, 2025.