Dactylispa tenella

Dactylispa tenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Dactylispa
Species:
D. tenella
Binomial name
Dactylispa tenella
Synonyms
  • Hispa tenella Péringuey, 1898
  • Dactylispa notha Weise, 1899

Dactylispa tenella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria and South Africa.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Oplismenus species and Panicum glanduliferum.[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.