Pentispa aequatoriana

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Pentispa aequatoriana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Pentispa
Species:
P. aequatoriana
Binomial name
Pentispa aequatoriana
Weise, 1910 [1]

Pentispa aequatoriana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm. Adults are black, the front of the head and middle of the prothorax bronze. There is a yellow sublateral band on the prothorax, as well as a yellow elongated spot, extending from the base to the middle of each elytra. [2]

Biology

The food plant is unknown. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ↑ Weise, J. (1910). "Chrysomeliden und Coccinelliden". Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereins in Brünn. 48: 25–53. Retrieved September 9, 2025.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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