Dicladispa pallescens
| Dicladispa pallescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Dicladispa |
| Species: | D. pallescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Dicladispa pallescens (Guérin-Méneville, 1841)[1]
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Dicladispa pallescens is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Angola, Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India (Bihar, Pondicherry, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Yemen and Zimbabwe.
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Triumfetta rotundifolia and Abutilon 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 13, 2025.