Dactylispa angulosa

Dactylispa angulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Dactylispa
Species:
D. angulosa
Binomial name
Dactylispa angulosa
(Solsky, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hispa angulosa Solsky, 1872
  • Hispa japonica Baly, 1874
  • Dactylispa masonii Gestro, 1923
  • Dactylispa ussurina Uhmann, 1928
  • Dactylispa flavomarginata Shirôzu, 1956
  • Dactylispa rufescens Shirôzu, 1957

Dactylispa angulosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China (Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Heilonjiang, Hebei, Hunan, Manchuria, Shaanxi, Szechuan, Yunnan), Japan, Korea, Russia (Siberia) and Taiwan.

Life history

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The recorded host plants for this species are Filipendula palmata, Filipendula multifuga, Isodon inflexus, Prunella vulgaris lilacina, Prunus species, Rosa species, Quercus acutissima, Quercus myrsinaefolia, Quercus serrata, Bambusa species, Cyclobalanopsis glauca, Malus sylvestris, Prunella asiatica, Xylosma species, Polygonum perfoliatum, Pueraria montana var. lobata, Petasites japonicus and Betula platyphylla.[2] They mine the mature leaves of their host plants. The mine has the form of an upper-layer aggregate blotch mine. The frass is granular and deposited throughout the mine. The fully grown larva pupates within the mine.

Taxonomy

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Dactylispa masonii is treated as a valid species by some authors.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  3. ^ Diversity and host plant utilization of leaf-mining beetles of Chrysomeloidea (Coleoptera) in Japan