Xenispa atra

Xenispa atra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Xenispa
Species:	X. atra
Binomial name
Xenispa atra (Pic, 1926)
Synonyms
Demothispa atraPic, 1926 Cephaloleia cyaneaStaines, 1996 [1]

Xenispa atra is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Venezuela. ^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.4–4.1 mm. The head, pronotum and scutellum are black, while the elytron is dark metallic blue and the legs are reddish.

Biology

Adults have been collected on Chusquea species. ^[3]

References

1. Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
2. C. L. Staines (1996). "The genus Cephaloleia (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) in Central America and the West Indies". Revista de Biología Tropical . Spec No 3: 3–87. PMID   9161542.
3. Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos (22 August 2014). "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)". ZooKeys. 436. Pensoft: 1–355. Retrieved September 4, 2025.

Further reading

• Staines, Charles L., and Carlos García-Robledo. "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)." ZooKeys 436 (2014): 1.
• McKenna, Duane D., and Brian D. Farrell. "Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of host plant use in the Neotropical rolled leaf ‘hispine’ beetle genus Cephaloleia (Chevrolat)(Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37.1 (2005): 117–131.

External links

• "Xenispa atra". The Encyclopedia of Life .