Hispodonta cyperaceae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Hispodonta |
Species: | H. cyperaceae |
Binomial name | |
Hispodonta cyperaceae Gressitt, 1988 |
Hispodonta cyperaceae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea.
Adults reach a length of about 7.8 mm. Adults are testaceous with the apical one-fourth of the elytron purplish pitchy. [1]
This species has been found feeding on an unidentified sedge species. [2]