Anisostena funesta

Anisostena funesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Anisostena
Species:	A. funesta
Binomial name
Anisostena funesta (Baly, 1885)
Synonyms
Charistena funestaBaly, 1885

Anisostena funesta is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} where it has been recorded from the United States (Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas), El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.

Biology

Adults have been recorded on Paspalum pubiflorum and Paspalum setaceum , but the foodplant is uncertain. ^[4]

References

1. "Anisostena funesta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Anisostena funesta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Anisostena funesta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

Further reading

• Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN   978-83-909804-4-7.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-26091-7.