Spaethaspis peruviana

Spaethaspis peruviana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Spaethaspis
Species:	S. peruviana
Binomial name
	Spaethaspis peruviana; Borowiec, 2000

Spaethaspis peruviana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7–8.2 mm. The head, pronotum and scutellum are red, while the margins of the pronotum are yellowish-red. The legs and antennae are uniformly yellow and the elytra are metallic blue.

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species.^[1]

Etymology

The species is named after the type location, Peru.^[2]

References

^ 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.
^ 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.

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[1] 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.

[2] 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.

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