Pseudostilpnaspis lata

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Pseudostilpnaspis lata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Pseudostilpnaspis
Species:
P. lata
Binomial name
Pseudostilpnaspis lata
(Baly, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Cephaloleia lataBaly, 1885
  • Demotispa lata

Pseudostilpnaspis lata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Panama. The species has also been recorded from Costa Rica, Mexico and Nicaragua, but these reports are likely based on misidentications. [1]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Chamaedorea tepejilote and Chamaedorea wendlandiana . [2]

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.