Javeta

Introduction

Javeta Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) contains 19 species from the Pacific Region (Staines 2012) and is in need of revision. Three species have been reported feeding on palms.

Distribution

Javeta arecae Uhmann is found in Indonesia (Java).

Javeta corporaali Weise is found in Indonesia (Java, Sumatra).

Javeta thoracica Uhmann is found in Indonesia (Java).

Hosts

Javeta arecae feeds on Areca catechu L. (Arecaceae) (Uhmann 1943).

Javeta corporaali feeds on Pinanga kuhlii Blume (Arecaceae) (Uhmann 1955).

Javeta thoracica Uhmann feeds on Areca sp. sp. (Uhmann 1955); Metroxylon sp. (Kalshoven 1957) (Arecaceae).

Damage

Kalshoven (1981) published the only known information on Javeta species. Adults’ feeding results in brown channels in the frond parallel to the mid-vein. Larvae construct elongate blotch-type mines.

Life history notes

none published

Bibliography

Kalshoven, L. G. E. 1957. An analysis of ethological, ecological and taxonomic data on Oriental Hispinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Tijdscrift voor Entomologie 100: 5‑24.

Kalshoven, L. G. E. 1981. Pests of crops in Indonesia. P. T. Ichtiar Baru-Van Hoeve, Jakarta, Indonesia. 701 pp.

Staines, C. L. 2012. Tribe Coelaenomenoderini. Catalog of the hispines of the world (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). http://entomology.si.edu/Collections_Coleoptera.html

Uhmann, E. 1943. Neue amerikanische Hispinen. 100. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Hispinen (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Folia Zoologica et Hydrobiologica 12: 115-121.

Uhmann, E. 1955. Hispinae aus Indonesia. I. Teil. 164. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Hispinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Tijdschrift voor entomologie 98: 133-146.