Dicladispa alternata

Dicladispa alternata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Dicladispa
Species:
D. alternata
Binomial name
Dicladispa alternata
(Chapuis, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hispa alternata Chapuis, 1877
  • Hispa muricata Gestro, 1885

Dicladispa alternata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indonesia (Java, Sumatra).

Life history

The recorded host plant for this species is Saccharum spontaneum.

Taxonomy

Dicladispa megacantha is treated as a synonym of this species in some sources.[2]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 12, 2025.