Stenispa collaris
| Stenispa collaris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Stenispa |
| Species: | S. collaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenispa collaris | |
Stenispa collaris, the bicolored smooth hispine, is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the United States (Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas).
Description
Adults are narrowly elongate, cylindrical and shining black, while the thorax is bright red and the elytra are cupreo-aeneous.[2]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species, but adults have been collected under dry leaves beneath Salix 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.