Parentispa formosa

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Parentispa formosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Parentispa
Species:
P. formosa
Binomial name
Parentispa formosa
(Staines, 1996)
Synonyms
  • Cephaloleia formosaStaines, 1996

Parentispa formosa is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Panama [1] and possibly also in Belize and Colombia. The species name is sometimes misspelled as "formosus" (e.g. [1] ).

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.4–5.3 mm. Adults are black with a yellow elytral vitta. The legs are black with yellow tarsi.

Biology

Adults have been collected on Elaeis guineensis . [2]

References

  1. 1 2 C. L. Staines (1996). "The genus Cephaloleia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Central America and the West Indies". Revista de Biología Tropical . Spec No 3: 3–87. PMID   9161542.
  2. ↑ Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos (22 August 2014). "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)". ZooKeys. 436. Pensoft: 1–355. Retrieved September 4, 2025.


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