Dactylispa minor

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Dactylispa minor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Dactylispa
Species:
D. minor
Binomial name
Dactylispa minor
Gressitt, 1963

Dactylispa minor is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in south-western and possibly north-western New Guinea.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.2 mm. The head, antennae, prothorax and scutellum are pale yellowish testaceous, while the elytra are reddish ochraceous (but the inner portion of the disc is partly pitchy). [1]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
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