Demotispa sanguinea

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Demotispa sanguinea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Demotispa
Species:
D. sanguinea
Binomial name
Demotispa sanguinea
(Champion, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Himatidium sanguineumChampion, 1894

Demotispa sanguinea is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica.

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Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. [1]

Taxonomy

Demotispa sanguinea was synonymized with Demotispa rubiginosa by Spaeth in 1917, but its species status was restored in 2014. [2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 2025.