Xenispa pulchella

Xenispa pulchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Xenispa
Species:	X. pulchella
Binomial name
	Xenispa pulchella; Baly, 1858
Synonyms
	Demothispa magna Weise, 1910 ; Parimatidium magna ;

Xenispa pulchella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Colombia.

Life history

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

Taxonomy

Julius Weise synonymized Xenispa with Demotispa in 1910 and proposed the replacement name Demothispa magna for Xenispa pulchella. Since Xenispa was removed from synonymy, the replacement name is no longer necessary.^[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.
^ Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 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] Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 2025.

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