Dicladispa gestroi

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Dicladispa gestroi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Dicladispa
Species:
D. gestroi
Binomial name
Dicladispa gestroi
(Chapuis, 1877) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hispa gestroiChapuis, 1877

Dicladispa gestroi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Madagascar.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Oryza sativa , Leerisa hexandra , Ageratum conyzoides , Echinochloa , Panicum , Eleocharis and Scripus species, as well as Pycreus mundii . [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 12, 2025.