Chrysispa viridicyanea
| Chrysispa viridicyanea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chrysispa |
| Species: | C. viridicyanea
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysispa viridicyanea (Kraatz, 1895)[1]
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Chrysispa viridicyanea is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Namibia,[2] Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Vossia species, Oryza sativa and other grasses.[3]
Disease vector
Research has shown that this species is involved in the transmission of the rice yellow mottle virus.[4]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Namibia Biodiversity Database
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
- ^ Three new beetle vectors of rice yellow mottle virus in Kenya