Pseudostilpnaspis costaricana

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Pseudostilpnaspis costaricana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Pseudostilpnaspis
Species:
P. costaricana
Binomial name
Pseudostilpnaspis costaricana
Borowiec, 2000

Pseudostilpnaspis costaricana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.4 mm. The head, pronotum and explanate margin of the elytra are yellowish, while the elytral disc is slightly darker yellowish-red. The legs are yellowish. The six basal segments of the antennae are yellowish-red, while segment 7 is infuscate. The other segments are missing in the holotype.

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. [2]

Etymology

The species is named after the type location, Costa Rica. [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. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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.
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