Hispa stygia

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Hispa stygia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Hispa
Species:
H. stygia
Binomial name
Hispa stygia
Chapuis, 1877 [1]
Synonyms
  • Hispa (Hispella) stygiaChapuis, 1877

Hispa stygia is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in India (Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal).

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Oryza sativa , Panicum maximum , Panicum antidotale , Polytoca barbata , Dichanthium annulatum , Dichanthium caricosum , Ischaemum pilosum , Coix lachrma , Sorghum and Themeda species. [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.