Stethispa gratiosa

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

Stethispa gratiosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil and Peru.

Description

The thorax is not twice as broad as long, the sides nearly straight and parallel from their base to the middle, then obliquely narrowed and sinuate to the apex. The lateral border is obsoletely crenulate, produced in the middle into an indistinct tooth, the anterior angles armed with an obtuse tooth, the hinder angles unarmed. The upper surface is transversely convex, flattened and transversely excavated behind the middle, deeply punctate. The middle of the disk is closely variolose and the medial line has an indistinct longitudinal groove. ^[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.