Dicladispa fabricii

Dicladispa fabricii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Dicladispa
Species:	D. fabricii
Binomial name
Dicladispa fabricii (Guérin-Méneville, 1830)
Synonyms
Hispa fabriciiGuérin-Méneville, 1830 Hispa linneiWeise, 1905

Dicladispa fabricii is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found on the Bismarck Islands, as well as in Indonesia, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands (Bougainville, New Britain, New Ireland).

Description

Larvae are whitish testaceous, but slightly ochraceous on the anterior and postmedian portions of the head capsule and on the central portion of the pronotum. They reach a length of about 4.5 mm. ^[1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are various grasses (including Oplismenus species) and Zea mays . ^[2] The larvae mine between the upper and lower surfaces of the leaves of their host plant. Pupation also takes place here.

References

1. Gressitt, J.L. (1963). "Hispine beetles (Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (3). Entomology Department, Bishop Museum: 591–714. Retrieved September 30, 2025. Listed as Dicladispa linnei, which is now considered a synonym of Dicladispa fabricii
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 1, 2025.