Hispodonta semipallida

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Hispodonta semipallida
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Hispodonta
Species:
H. semipallida
Binomial name
Hispodonta semipallida
Gressitt, 1988

Hispodonta semipallida is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea. [1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.4–10.1 mm. Adults are reddish ochraceous, but the posterior three-fourth of the elytral disc is purplish blue. [2]

References

  1. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. Hispinae of the New Guinea-Solomons Area I. Tribe Callispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)