Dactylispa melanaria
| Dactylispa melanaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Dactylispa |
| Species: | D. melanaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Dactylispa melanaria (Motschulsky, 1861)[1]
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Dactylispa melanaria is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo and Uganda.
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Setaria palmifolia and Panicum species.[2]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ 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.