Enischnispa calamivora

Enischnispa calamivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Enischnispa
Species:
E. calamivora
Binomial name
Enischnispa calamivora

Enischnispa calamivora is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.85-3.15 mm. Adults are dark fuscous to piceous, while the elytron is ochraceous along the inner disc, with a postmedian dark band invading the ochraceous area. The antennae are reddish fuscous, while the legs are reddish fuscous to piceous.[2]

Biology

The recorded food plants are Calamus and Daemonorops species.[3]

Subspecies

  • Enischnispa calamivora calamivora (Bismarck Archipelago: New Ireland)
  • Eniscbnispa calamivora papuana Samuelson, 1990 (Papua New Guinea)

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Gressitt, J. L.; Samuelson, G. A. (1990). "Hispinae of the New Guinea-Solomons Area. II. Tribe Coelaenomenoderini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 30: 259–278. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Staines, C. L. (2015). "Tribe Coelaenomenoderini" (PDF). Catalog of the Hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Retrieved 19 September 2025.