Xenispa

Xenispa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Imatidiini
Genus: Xenispa
Baly, 1858[1]

Xenispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

Species

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Taxonomy

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It was long treated as a synonym of Demotispa and later Parimatidium, but was restored to genus status in 2014.[2]

References

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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 August 26, 2025.
  2. ^ Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
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