Dicladispa

Dicladispa
Dicladispa testacea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Hispini
Genus: Dicladispa
Gestro, 1897
Synonyms[1]
  • Brachispa Gestro, 1906
  • Decispa Uhmann, 1928
  • Eutrichispa Gestro, 1923
  • Cirrispa Uhmann 1940

Dicladispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae;[1] it was erected by Raffaello Gestro in 1897.[2]

The species of this genus are found in Africa, Southern Europe and Southeastern Asia.[1] D. armigera is the "rice hispa": an agricultural pest.

Species

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The following are included in BioLib.cz:[3]

Unplaced taxa

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  • Dicladispa capensis (Thunberg, 1784) (described as Hispa capensis from an unknown locality. The depository of the holotype is unknown)

Fossil species

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  • Dicladispa beskonakensis Nel, 1988 (type: Turkey, Anatoil, Bes-Konak, MNHN)
  • Dicladispa muratensis Nel, 1988 (type: France, Sainte-Reine, MNHN)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Dicladispa Gestro, 1897". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ^ Gestro R (1897) Ann. Mus. Stor. Nat. Genova, 38.
  3. ^ BioLib.cz: genus Dicladispa Gestro, 1897 (retrieved 12 August 2025)