Anisostena perspicua

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

Anisostena perspicua 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, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah), Mexico (Baja California) and El Salvador.

Biology

It has been recorded from Acacia constricta , Bothriochloa , Sporobolus and Tridens , but the foodplant is uncertain. ^[4]

References

1. "Anisostena perspicua Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Anisostena perspicua". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Anisostena perspicua 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.