Dorcathispa bellicosa
| Dorcathispa bellicosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Dorcathispa |
| Species: | D. bellicosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Dorcathispa bellicosa (Guérin-Méneville, 1841)[1]
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Dorcathispa bellicosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Mozambique, Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somali, South Africa, Togo and Uganda.
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are various grasses, including Zea mays and Sorghum vulgare.[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.