Callispa dimidiatipennis

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Callispa dimidiatipennis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callispa
Species:
C. dimidiatipennis
Binomial name
Callispa dimidiatipennis
Baly, 1858
Synonyms
  • Callispa quadricollisWeise, 1897
  • Callispa hypoenopsMaulik, 1919
  • Callispa dimidiatipennis latiorPic, 1924
  • Callispa jeanvoineiPic, 1927
  • Callispa vicinaPic, 1927
  • Callispa vicina latithoraxPic, 1927
  • Callispa dimidiatipennis recticollisGressitt, 1938

Callispa dimidiatipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China (Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan), India (Assam, Meghalaya), Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

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Description

Adults are subelongate and shining rufo-fulvous. The posterior half of the elytra is bright metallic blue and the eyes and antennae are black, the latter with the basal joint rufous. [1]

Biology

This species has been recorded feeding on Bambusa species and Phragmites communis . [2]

References

  1. ↑ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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