Wallacea dactyliferae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bangladesh, China (Yunnan), India (Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka), Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The species was introduced and is now established in France.Sekerka, L. 2015. Wallacea, Pistosia and Neodownesia: three distinct genera and their tribal placement (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55(2): 713–743.
Biology Wallacea dactyliferae feeds on Phoenix species (including Phoenix canariensis), Borassus flabellifer, Calamus species, Arenga tremula, Chamaerops humilis and Washingtonia filifera.
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