Anisostena prompta
| Anisostena prompta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Anisostena |
| Species: | A. prompta
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| Binomial name | |
| Anisostena prompta Weise, 1910
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Anisostena prompta is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Matto Grosso, São Paulo), Colombia and Paraguay.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.1-4.7 mm. Subspecies prompta has a black head and an orange-red pronotum with black markings. The elytron is also orange-red with black vittae. Subspecies fasciata also has a black head, but the pronotum is yellow with black markings and the elytron is black with yellow vittae.
Biology
This species has been found feeding on Panicum leucophaeum.
Subspecies
- Anisostena prompta prompta (Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil)
- Anisostena prompta fasciata Maulik, 1929 ( Brazil to Colombia)[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staines, C. L. (1994). "A revision of the genus Anisostena Weise (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Hispinae). Part III. The pilatei species group" (PDF). Insecta Mundi. 8 (3–4): 213–226. ISSN 0749-6737.