| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Genus: | Monolepta |
| Species: | Monolepta jacobyi (40) |
| Photographed specimen: | Sex = male. Length = 6.35mm. |
| Remarks: Syn.: M. basimarginata (type locality: Sumatra) | |
| Identified by: | Boris Bueche , 2005 |
| Collected by: M.M. Bos, canopy knockdown fogging. 18-IV-2005. Sampling campaign - April-May 2005 | |
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| Locality: Powawua (F1), Desa Toro, Kec. Kulawi, Kab. Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia,UTM 51 S (WGS-84) X 9832081, Y 170129, Alt. 810m |
| Subregion: Sulawesi |
| Ecological notes: The main herbivore species feeding on foiliage of the leguminous shade tree Erythrina subumbrans. Most common beetle on cacao in the proximity of these shade trees. but has never been observed feeding on cacao. |
| Habitat: Cacao agroforestry system with shade tree layer dominated by one tree species. Sampled tree: Theobroma cacao. |
| Agricultural role: No data yet |
| Management: No data yet |