Xenispa gilvipes

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Xenispa gilvipes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Xenispa
Species:
X. gilvipes
Binomial name
Xenispa gilvipes
(Uhmann, 1930) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cephaloleia gilvipesUhmann, 1930

Xenispa gilvipes is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica. [2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5 mm. Adults are metallic blue, with the legs, antennae and mouthparts yellow. [3]

References

  1. Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
  2. 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.
  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.