Anisostena bicolor
| Anisostena bicolor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Anisostena |
| Species: | A. bicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Anisostena bicolor (J.Smith, 1885)
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Anisostena bicolor is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the United States (Arizona, California, Idaho, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma) and Mexico (Baja California).[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.8–4.6 mm. Their head has a metallic green sheen and the elytron is dark metallic blue, while the pronotum is red.
Biology
This species has been found feeding on Tripsacum dactyloides.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Staines, C. L. (1994). "A revision of the genus Anisostena Weise (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Hispinae). Part II. The subgenus Anisostena: Key to the species groups and the ariadne species group". Insecta Mundi. 8 (1–2): 125–135. ISSN 0749-6737.