Demotispa pulchella

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Demotispa pulchella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Demotispa
Species:
D. pulchella
Binomial name
Demotispa pulchella
Baly, 1858
Synonyms
  • Stilpnaspis pulchella
  • Stilpnaspis bicolorataBorowiec, 2000
  • Demothispa pulchella moestaWeise, 1910

Demotispa pulchella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and Peru. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.5-4.2 mm. The have a black head. The pronotal disc is dark brown to black, while the margin of the pronotum is yellowish-brown. The scutellum is yellowish-brown, as is most of the elytral disc. The antennae are brown to black. [2]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Borowiec, L. (2000). "Notes on the genus Stilpnaspis WEISE, with a description of Pseudostilpnaspis, new genus and eleven new species of the tribe Imatidiini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: cassidoid Hispinae)" (PDF). Genus. II (2): 147–195. Retrieved September 22, 2025. Description of Stilpnaspis bicolorata
  3. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
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