Dactylispa spinosa

Dactylispa spinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Dactylispa
Species:	D. spinosa
Binomial name
Dactylispa spinosa (Weber, 1801) [1]
Synonyms
Hispa spinosaWeber, 1801 Hispa discoidalisChapuis, 1877 Hispa nigripennisRitsema, 1887 (not Motschulsky, 1861) Hispa carianaGestro, 1890 Dactylispa sumatranaWeise, 1911 Dactylispa variabilisMaulik, 1919 Dactylispa tonkineaUhmann, 1930 Hispa balyiGestro, 1890

Dactylispa spinosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bangladesh, China (Fukien, Guangxi, Hainan, Kwangsi, Kwangtung, Yunnan), India (Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal), Indonesia (Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, Sarawak, Sumatra), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines (Palawan), Thailand and Vietnam.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Saccharum officinarum , Panicum palmifolium , Rottboellia exaltata , Zea mays , Imperata cylindrica , Saccharum spontaneum and Phragmites communis . ^[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.