Hispodonta nitida | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Hispodonta |
Species: | H. nitida |
Binomial name | |
Hispodonta nitida Gressitt, 1988 |
Hispodonta nitida is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea. [1]
Adults reach a length of about 11.7 mm. Adults are black, with the basal three-fourth of the elytron is reddish ochraceous.
It has been recorded feeding on a Heterospathe -like species. [2]