Dactylispa puncticollis

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Dactylispa puncticollis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Dactylispa
Species:
D. puncticollis
Binomial name
Dactylispa puncticollis
Gestro, 1906 [1]

Dactylispa puncticollis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and South Africa.

Life history

The recorded host plant for this species is Theobroma cacao . [2]

References

  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.