Parentispa formosa
| Parentispa formosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Parentispa |
| Species: | P. formosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Parentispa formosa (Staines, 1996) | |
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Parentispa formosa is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Panama[1] and possibly also in Belize and Colombia. The species name is sometimes misspelled as "formosus" (e.g.[1]).
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 4.4–5.3 mm. Adults are black with a yellow elytral vitta. The legs are black with yellow tarsi.
Biology
[edit]Adults have been collected on Elaeis guineensis.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 C. L. Staines (1996). "The genus Cephaloleia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Central America and the West Indies". Revista de Biología Tropical. Spec No 3: 3–87. PMID 9161542.
- ↑ Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos (22 August 2014). "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)". ZooKeys. 436. Pensoft: 1–355. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
External links
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