Dactylispa spinulosa

Dactylispa spinulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Dactylispa
Species:	D. spinulosa
Binomial name
	Dactylispa spinulosa; (Gyllenhal, 1817)
Synonyms
	Hispa spinulosaGyllenhal, 1817 ; Hispa armataGuérin-Méneville, 1841 ; Dactylispa spinulosasalaamensis Weise, 1897 ; Hispa sobrinaPéringuey, 1898 ; Dactylispa similisAchard, 1917 ; Dactylispa vicinaUhmann, 1928 ; Dactylispa spinulosa rufigasterUhmann, 1956 ;

Last updated October 29, 2025

Dactylispa spinulosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Setaria sphacelata , Sporobolus pyramidalis , Panicum maximum , Loudetia arundinacea , Loudetia simulans , Urelytrum giganteum , Imperata cylindrica , Jussiaea repens and Rottboellia exaltata .^[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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