Hispodonta imperialis

Hispodonta imperialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Hispodonta
Species:
H. imperialis
Binomial name
Hispodonta imperialis
(Baly, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Oxycephala imperalis Baly, 1859
  • Spilispa balyi Chapuis, 1875

Hispodonta imperialis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi), the Moluccas and New Guinea.[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 12–14 mm. Adults are orange-testaceous, the elytron with broad steel blue basal and postmedian areas.[2]

References

  1. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. ^ Hispinae of the New Guinea-Solomons Area I. Tribe Callispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)