Acanthispa tarsata

Acanthispa tarsata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Acanthispa
Species:
A. tarsata
Binomial name
Acanthispa tarsata
Baly, 1864
Synonyms
  • Acanthodes tarsata flavitarsis Weise, 1921

Acanthispa tarsata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil and Peru.[1]

Description

The vertex is impressed with a deep longitudinal groove. The thorax is conical, the sides being obliquely narrowed from the base to the apex. On either side, just above the base, is a small, obscure rufous spot. The spine of the elytra is broad, deeply excavated above, produced obliquely outwards and somewhat backwards. The abdomen is very obscure blackish-aeneous, the apical segment stained on either side with an obscure rufous patch.[2]

References

  1. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. ^ Baly, J.S. (1864). "Descriptions of genera and species of Hispidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3). 14 (82): 25–53. Retrieved September 12, 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.