Demotispa monteverdensis
| Demotispa monteverdensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Demotispa |
| Species: | D. monteverdensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Demotispa monteverdensis (Borowiec, 2000)
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Demotispa monteverdensis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.1-4.5 mm. They have a yellow head and legs, while the pronotal disc is argillaceous, and the elytral disc and inner part of margin of the elytra are argillaceous-red. The basal six segments of the antennae are yellow, segment 7 is infuscate and segments 8-11 are black.
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]
Etymology
The species is named after the type location, Monteverde Province in Costa Rica.[3]
References
- ^ Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ Borowiec, L. (2000). "Notes on the genus Stilpnaspis WEISE, with a description of Pseudostilpnaspis, new genus and eleven new species of the tribe Imatidiini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: cassidoid Hispinae)" (PDF). Genus. II (2): 147–195. Retrieved September 22, 2025.