Plesispa reichei

Plesispa reichei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Australia (Queensland), Indonesia (Sulawesi, Java, Sumatra), Malaysia, New Britain, New Guinea, the Philippines (Basilan, Luzon, Mindanao, Negros), Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Plesispa reichei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Plesispa
Species:	P. reichei
Binomial name
Plesispa reichei Chapuis, 1875[1]
Synonyms
Oxycephala papuana Gestro, 1897 Xiphispa obligata Weise, 1922 Bronthispa sumatrana Weise, 1924

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera, Calamus species, Areca cathecu, Metroxylon sagu, Archontophoenix species, Daemonorops species, Korthalsia species, Flagellaria indica, Nipa fruticans, Roystonea regia, Arenga pinnata and Cyrtostachys renda.^[2]