Hispa brachycera

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Hispa brachycera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Hispa
Species:
H. brachycera
Binomial name
Hispa brachycera
(Gestro, 1897) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hispella brachyceraGestro, 1897

Hispa brachycera is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu) and Pakistan.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are grasses (Poaceae) and Lantana camara . [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 13, 2025.