Demotispa pulchella
| Demotispa pulchella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Demotispa |
| Species: | D. pulchella
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| Binomial name | |
| Demotispa pulchella Baly, 1858
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Demotispa pulchella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and Peru.[1]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 3.5-4.2 mm. The have a black head. The pronotal disc is dark brown to black, while the margin of the pronotum is yellowish-brown. The scutellum is yellowish-brown, as is most of the elytral disc. The antennae are brown to black.[2]
Life history
[edit]No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Borowiec, L. (2000). "Notes on the genus Stilpnaspis WEISE, with a description of Pseudostilpnaspis, new genus and eleven new species of the tribe Imatidiini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: cassidoid Hispinae)" (PDF). Genus. II (2): 147–195. Retrieved September 22, 2025. Description of Stilpnaspis bicolorata
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 19, 2025.