Pentispa aequatoriana
| Pentispa aequatoriana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Pentispa |
| Species: | P. aequatoriana
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentispa aequatoriana Weise, 1910[1]
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Pentispa aequatoriana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm. Adults are black, the front of the head and middle of the prothorax bronze. There is a yellow sublateral band on the prothorax, as well as a yellow elongated spot, extending from the base to the middle of each elytra.[2]
Biology
The food plant is unknown.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Weise, J. (1910). "Chrysomeliden und Coccinelliden". Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereins in Brünn. 48: 25–53. Retrieved September 9, 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ 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.