Eurispa nigripes
| Eurispa nigripes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Eurispa |
| Species: | E. nigripes
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| Binomial name | |
| Eurispa nigripes Blackburn, 1892[1]
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Eurispa nigripes is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Australia, including South Australia.
Description
Adults are similar to Eurispa albipennis and Eurispa howittii. It differs from the latter in colour. Also, the prothorax is not nearly so coarsely and rugulosely punctured, the apical five joints of the antennae are much shorter, and the elytra is a little less strongly produced behind into a tail.[2]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Blackburn, T. 1892. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. XI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 15: 20–73.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Eurispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.