Promecotheca cumingii

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.

Promecotheca cumingii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Promecotheca
Species:	P. cumingii
Binomial name
Promecotheca cumingii Baly, 1858[1]
Synonyms
Promecotheca trilbyi Thomson, 1856

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera, Nypa fruticans, Metroxylon and Caryola species, as well as Oreodoxa regia.^[2]