Anisostena pilatei
| Anisostena pilatei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Anisostena |
| Species: | A. pilatei
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| Binomial name | |
| Anisostena pilatei (Baly, 1864)
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Anisostena pilatei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.7–4 mm. They are orangish-red, with shining aeneus green markings on the elytron.[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 III. The pilatei species group" (PDF). Insecta Mundi. 8 (3–4): 213–226. ISSN 0749-6737.