Carinispa

Carinispa
Scientific classification
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: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.