Anisostena funesta
| Anisostena funesta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Anisostena |
| Species: | A. funesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Anisostena funesta (Baly, 1885)
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Anisostena funesta is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from the United States (Arizona, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas), El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua.
Biology
Adults have been recorded on Paspalum pubiflorum and Paspalum setaceum, but the foodplant is uncertain.[4]
References
- ^ "Anisostena funesta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Anisostena funesta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Anisostena funesta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ 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.