Demotispa impunctata
| Demotispa impunctata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Demotispa |
| Species: | D. impunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Demotispa impunctata (Borowiec, 2000) | |
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Demotispa impunctata is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 4.3 mm. The body, including the legs is yellow, while the pronotal and elytral discs are darker. Segments 1-7 of the antennae are also yellow, while segments 8-10 are black and segment 11 has a black basal half and a yellow apical half.
Life history
[edit]No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after the impunctate sides of the pronotal disc.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ↑ 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.