Pentispa sulcifrons

Pentispa sulcifrons
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Pentispa
Species:	P. sulcifrons
Binomial name
Pentispa sulcifrons (Champion, 1894) [1]
Synonyms
Uroplata sulcifronsChampion, 1894

Pentispa sulcifrons is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Mexico (Yucatan).

Description

Adults are similar to Pentispa vittatipennis , but less elongate and with the fourth elytral interspace not so strongly costate, the fulvous patch obliquely truncate behind. In P. vittatipennis, the third and fourth rows of punctures are fused into one in the median third of the elytra, while in P. sulcifrons they are separate throughout. ^[2]

Biology

The recorded food plant is Melanthera nivea . ^[3]

References

1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
2. Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta (Coleoptera) Vol. VI. part 2 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.