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    palm leaf beetle
    Brontispa longissima (Gestro, 1885)

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    Taxonomic Rank

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Subphylum: Hexapoda
    Class: Insecta
    Infraclass: Neoptera
    Subclass: Pterygota
    Order: Coleoptera
    Suborder: Polyphaga
    Infraorder: Cucujiformia
    Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
    Family: Chrysomelidae
    Subfamily: Cassidinae
    Tribe: Cryptonychini
    Genus: Brontispa

    Synonyms and Other Names

    Other Common Names:
    coconut leaf beetle

    References

    Common Name Reference: Australian Insect Common Names. AICN version 1.00. 23rd April 2001, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Australia and Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry - Australia (based on the CSIRO Handbook of Australian In
    Scientific Name Reference:





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