Rhodtrispa

Rhodtrispa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Cassidinae
Tribe:	Hispini
Genus:	Rhodtrispa ; Chen & T’an, 1964
Species:	R. dilaticornis
Binomial name
	Rhodtrispa dilaticornis; (Duvivier, 1891)
Synonyms
	Hispa dilaticornisDuvivier, 1891; Dactylispa dilaticornis; Dactylispa arisanaChûjô, 1933; Dactylispa assamensisWeise, 1904; Dactylispa clavataGestro, 1904 (not Weise 1901); Dactylispa clavicornisChen & T’an, 1964; Dactylispa luhiUhmann, 1951; Dactylispa perpusillaGestro, 1911; Dactylispa pusillaWeise, 1905;

Last updated October 14, 2025

Rhodtrispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Rhodtrispa dilaticornis, which is found in India (Assam, Bihar, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Sri Lanka,^[2]^[3]^[4] Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (Shandong, Yunnan), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Laos, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Panicum species, Arthraxon hispidus and Oryza sativa .^[5]

References

↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
↑ Basu, C.R. (1999). "On the Collection of Hispinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Preserved in the Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta". Rec. Zool. Surv. India. 97 (3): 149–190. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.893.6766 . doi:10.26515/rzsi/v97/i3/1999/160134 . Retrieved August 24, 2023.
↑ "Rhoptrispa dilaticornis (Duvivier, 1891)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
↑ Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2021). "Tribe Hispini Gyllenhal 1813" (PDF). naturalhistory.si.edu. doi:10.15468/39omei . Retrieved 2021-09-20.
↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 13, 2025.

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[1] Integrated Taxonomic Information System

[2] Basu, C.R. (1999). "On the Collection of Hispinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Preserved in the Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta". Rec. Zool. Surv. India. 97 (3): 149–190. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.893.6766 . doi:10.26515/rzsi/v97/i3/1999/160134 . Retrieved August 24, 2023.

[3] "Rhoptrispa dilaticornis (Duvivier, 1891)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-09-20.

[4] Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2021). "Tribe Hispini Gyllenhal 1813" (PDF). naturalhistory.si.edu. doi:10.15468/39omei . Retrieved 2021-09-20.

[5] Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 13, 2025.

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