Platocthispa apicicornis

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Platocthispa apicicornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Platocthispa
Species:
P. apicicornis
Binomial name
Platocthispa apicicornis
(Weise, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Uroplata apicicornisWeise, 1905

Platocthispa apicicornis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Peru.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.7 mm. Adults are black, with an anterior spot, the forehead and a narrow band sublateral to the prothorax yellow. The antennae, apex and an interrupted fascia on the elytron are pale yellow. [1]

Biology

The food plant is unknown. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Weise, J. (1905). "Beschreibung einiger Hispinen". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 51 (71): 49–104. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ 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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