Xenispa fouquei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Genus: | Xenispa |
Species: | X. fouquei |
Binomial name | |
Xenispa fouquei Sekerka, 2017 |
Xenispa fouquei is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Venezuela.
Adults reach a length of about 5.8–7.2 mm. They have a yellow head and pronotum, while the elytron is dark metallic blue.
Specimens were collected on bamboo.
The species is named for René Fouquè, a friend of the author and an entomologist who was a specialist on the tenebrionid tribe Stenosini. [1]