Brontispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. This genus includes significant palm pest species and is recorded from South-East Asia, Australia and the Pacific islands.GBIF: genus Brontispa Sharp, 1904 (retrieved 24 September 2025)
Species Brontispa archontophoenica Gressitt, 1960 Brontispa balakae Gressitt, 1957 Brontispa calami Gressitt, 1960 Brontispa chalybeipennis (Zacher, 1913) Brontispa cyperaceae Gressitt, 1963 Brontispa depressa (Baly, 1858) Brontispa eversi Gressitt, 1960 Brontispa gleadowi Weise, 1905 Brontispa lateralis Uhmann, 1953 Brontispa limbata (Waterhouse, 1876) Brontispa linearis Spaeth, 1936 Brontispa longissima (Gestro, 1885) Brontispa mariana Spaeth, 1937 Brontispa minor Gressitt, 1957 Brontispa norfolkensis Gressitt, 1960 Brontispa palauensis (Esaki & Chûjô, 1943) Brontispa palmivora Gressitt, 1963 Brontispa sacchari Gressitt, 1960 Brontispa serricornis Gressitt, 1957 Brontispa simonthomasi Gressitt, 1960 Brontispa veitchiae Gressitt, 1960
Selected former species Brontispa castaneipennis Chûjô, 1937
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