Hispodonta nitida

Hispodonta nitida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Hispodonta
Species:
H. nitida
Binomial name
Hispodonta nitida
Gressitt, 1988

Hispodonta nitida is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in New Guinea.[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.7 mm. Adults are black, with the basal three-fourth of the elytron is reddish ochraceous.

Biology

It has been recorded feeding on a Heterospathe-like species.[2]

References

  1. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. ^ Hispinae of the New Guinea-Solomons Area I. Tribe Callispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)