Anisostena gracilis

Anisostena gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Anisostena
Species:	A. gracilis
Binomial name
Anisostena gracilis (Horn, 1883)
Synonyms
Charistena gracilisHorn, 1883

Anisostena gracilis 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 Arizona, Texas and Mexico (Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Vera Cruz).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3-3.7 mm. They are orange-red or yellowish with a black sutural vitta. ^[4]

Biology

This species has been found feeding on Panicum maximum . ^[5]

References

1. "Anisostena gracilis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Anisostena gracilis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Anisostena gracilis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. Staines, C. L. (1994). "A revision of the genus Anisostena Weise (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Hispinae). Part III. The pilatei species group" (PDF). Insecta Mundi. 8 (3–4): 213–226. ISSN   0749-6737.
5. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". 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.