Pseudostilpnaspis muzoensis

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.9-5.3 mm. The head and pronotum are yellow, while the elytra are yellowish-red to pale red, with a slightly paler explanate margin. The legs are yellow to yellowish-red. Segments 1, 2 and 11 of the antennae are yellow, while segments 3–10 are infuscate.

Life history

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

Etymology

The species is named after the type location, Muzo in Colombia. ^[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.