Calliaspis surinamensis
| Calliaspis surinamensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Calliaspis |
| Species: | C. surinamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Calliaspis surinamensis Borowiec, 2000[1]
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Calliaspis surinamensis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Suriname.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5-6.1 mm. Adults have a bicoloured red and black pronotum and elytra.[2]
Biology
The food plant is unknown.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the type location, Surinam in the northern part of South America.[4]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Borowiec, L. (2003). "A new species of Calliaspis Dejean, 1837 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from French Guyana". Zootaxa. 148: 1–6. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Borowiec, L. (2000). "Notes on the genus Stilpnaspis WEISE, with a description of Pseudostilpnaspis, new genus and eleven new species of the tribe Imatidiini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: cassidoid Hispinae)" (PDF). Genus. II (2): 147–195. Retrieved September 22, 2025.