Homalispa batesii
| Homalispa batesii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Homalispa |
| Species: | H. batesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Homalispa batesii | |
Homalispa batesii is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in French Guiana and Peru.
Description
Adults are ovate, depressed, above shining yellow; the scutellum and antennae are black and the elytra are bright violaceous. The head is yellow and smooth. The thorax is more than half as broad again as long, the apical margin convex, deeply sinuate on either side and the lateral margin with a reflexed rounded border, narrowed towards the apex and at the extreme base, the anterior angles subacute, the posterior acute. The elytra are broader than the base of the thorax and ovate, the sides slightly and the apex regularly rounded.[2]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 19, 2025.