Dactylispa pubicollis

Dactylispa pubicollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Dactylispa
Species:	D. pubicollis
Binomial name
	Dactylispa pubicollis; (Chapuis, 1877)
Synonyms
	Hispa pubicollisChapuis, 1877 ; Dactylispa pubicollis mayneiUhmann, 1931 ; Dactylispa pubicollis metallicaUhmann, 1936 ; Hispa dissimilisPéringuey, 1898 ; Dactylispa contribulisWeise, 1899 ; Dactylispa andreiniiGestro, 1904 ;

Last updated October 29, 2025

Dactylispa pubicollis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Commeliniaceae, Scleria , Marantochloa , Jussiaea , Impatiens and Aeschynomene species, as well as Setaria chevalieri , Setaria megaphylla , Sporobolus pyramidalis and Urena lobata .^[2]

References

↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
↑ 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.

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[1] Integrated Taxonomic Information System

[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 3, 2025.

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