Calliaspis surinamensis

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Calliaspis surinamensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Calliaspis
Species:
C. surinamensis
Binomial name
Calliaspis surinamensis
Borowiec, 2000 [1]

Calliaspis surinamensis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Suriname.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5-6.1 mm. Adults have a bicoloured red and black pronotum and elytra. [2]

Biology

The food plant is unknown. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the type location, Surinam in the northern part of South America. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ↑ Borowiec, L. (2003). "A new species of Calliaspis Dejean, 1837 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from French Guyana". Zootaxa. 148: 1–6. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
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