Xenispa fouquei

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Xenispa fouquei
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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.

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Description

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.

Biology

Specimens were collected on bamboo.

Etymology

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]

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