Carinispa

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Carinispa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Chalepini
Genus: Carinispa
Uhmann, 1930
Species:
C. nevermanni
Binomial name
Carinispa nevermanni
Uhmann, 1930

Carinispa is a leaf beetle genus of the tribe Chalepini with one known species, Carinispa nevermanni. [1] [2] It is found in Central America. [3] [4]

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Malpighia glabra , Sida cordifolia and Bunchosia species. [5]

References

  1. "Carinispa Report".
  2. "Fact Sheet: Carinispa Uhmann 1930e: 255 | Hispines of the World". idtools.org. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. "Carinispa nevermanni Uhmann, 1930 Taxonomic Serial No.: 844010 Report".
  4. "Carinispa nevermanni Uhmann 1930".
  5. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.