Xanthispa

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Xanthispa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Imatidiini
Genus: Xanthispa
Baly, 1858 [1]

Xanthispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

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Species

Taxonomy

Julius Weise considered Xanthispa to be a subgenus of Homalispa , and this classification was used until Xanthispa was restored to genus status in 2014. [2]

References

  1. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)