Pseudostilpnaspis columbica

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Pseudostilpnaspis columbica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Pseudostilpnaspis
Species:
P. columbica
Binomial name
Pseudostilpnaspis columbica
(Weise, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Stilpnaspis columbicaWeise, 1910

Pseudostilpnaspis columbica is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Colombia. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.4 mm. The head, pronotum and elytra are red, with the explanate margins slightly paler yellowish-red. The legs are also yellowish-red. The three basal segments of the antennae are yellowish-red, while the rest is black (except for the reddish apex of the last segment). [2]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Borowiec, L. (2000). "Notes on the genus Stilpnaspis WEISE, with a description of Pseudostilpnaspis, new genus and eleven new species of the tribe Imatidiini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: cassidoid Hispinae)" (PDF). Genus. II (2): 147–195. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
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