Demotispa filicornis
| Demotispa filicornis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Demotispa |
| Species: | D. filicornis
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| Binomial name | |
| Demotispa filicornis (Borowiec, 2000)
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| Synonyms | |
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Demotispa filicornis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.6 mm. The pronotal disc and elytral disc are red, while the head, explanate margins of the pronotum and elytra, and the legs are yellow.
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]
Etymology
The species is named after its very slim antennae.[3]
References
- ^ Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 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.