Chrysispa viridicyanea

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Chrysispa viridicyanea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chrysispa
Species:
C. viridicyanea
Binomial name
Chrysispa viridicyanea
(Kraatz, 1895) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hispa viridiaeneaKraatz, 1895
  • Hispa (Chrysispa) horniUhmann, 1927

Chrysispa viridicyanea is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Namibia, [2] Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

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Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Vossia species, Oryza sativa and other grasses. [3]

Disease vector

Research has shown that this species is involved in the transmission of the Rice yellow mottle virus. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ↑ Namibia Biodiversity Database
  3. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  4. ↑ Three new beetle vectors of rice yellow mottle virus in Kenya
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