Demotispa tambitoensis
| Demotispa tambitoensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Demotispa |
| Species: | D. tambitoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Demotispa tambitoensis (Borowiec, 2000)
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Demotispa tambitoensis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Colombia.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4 mm. They have a dark brown head, while the pronotal and disc elytral disc (except for the yellow apex) are black. The antennae and legs are yellow.
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]
Etymology
The species is named after the type location, the Tambito Reserve in Colombia.[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.