Stethispa conicicollis

Stethispa conicicollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Stethispa
Species:	S. conicicollis
Binomial name
Stethispa conicicollis Baly, 1864 [1]

Stethispa conicicollis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in French Guiana.

Description

This species may at once be distinguished from the rest of its congeners by the form of the thorax, the sides of which, straight for a very short distance at the base, are then obliquely narrowed to the apex, being but slightly sinuate behind the apex. Its anterior angles are produced into an acute tooth. The surface is depressed and indistinctly excavated transversely behind the middle, rugose-punctate. The centre of the disk in front is nearly impunctate, impressed with the usual longitudinal groove. The base of the epistome is produced into a transverse ridge and the face is furnished, between the insertion of the antennae, with an acute ridge. ^[2]

Biology

The food plant is unknown. ^[3]

References

1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
2. Baly, J.S. (1864). "Descriptions of genera and species of Hispidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3). 14 (82): 25–53. Retrieved September 12, 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
3. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.