Xenochalepus hespenheidei

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Xenochalepus hespenheidei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Xenochalepus
Species:
X. hespenheidei
Binomial name
Xenochalepus hespenheidei
Staines, 2000 [1]

Xenochalepus hespenheidei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.7-9.3 mm. The antennae, eyes and scutellum are black, while the head and pronotum are yellowish-orange, the latter with a two black spots. The elytra are yellowish-orange with two black vitta and the apical one-fourth is black.

Biology

The recorded food plants are Cecropia species. [2]

Etymology

The species is name for Henry A. Hespenheide, who collected the first specimens of this species. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  3. ↑ A New Species of Xenochalepus Weise, 1910 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae) from Mesoamerica
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