Dactylispa pallipes

Dactylispa pallipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Dactylispa
Species:
D. pallipes
Binomial name
Dactylispa pallipes
(Kraatz, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hispa pallipes Kraatz, 1895
  • Dactylispa misella Weise, 1901
  • Dactylispa flavipes Weise, 1911
  • Dactylispa pallipes brunnescens Uhmann, 1954

Dactylispa pallipes is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Life history

The recorded host plant for this species is Setaria chevalieri.[2]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ 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.