Callispa nigripes

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Callispa nigripes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callispa
Species:
C. nigripes
Binomial name
Callispa nigripes
Baly, 1858
Synonyms
  • Callispa nigripes abdominalisUhmann, 1961

Callispa nigripes is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, South Africa and Togo.

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Description

Adults are elongate and pale fulvous. [1]

Biology

This species has been found feeding on Cyperaceae species. [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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