Anisostena texana

Anisostena texana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Anisostena
Species:	A. texana
Binomial name
Anisostena texana Schaeffer, 1933

Anisostena texana 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, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.1-4.6 mm. The head and elytron are metallic blue, while the pronotum is reddish-orange. ^[4]

Biology

Adults have been recorded on Schizachyrium scoparium , but it is not certain if this is the foodplant. ^[5]

References

1. "Anisostena texana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Anisostena texana". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Anisostena texana species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. Staines, C. L. (1994). "A revision of the genus Anisostena Weise (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Hispinae). Part II. The subgenus Anisostena: Key to the species groups and the ariadne species group". Insecta Mundi. 8 (1–2): 125–135. 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.