Pentispa sulcifrons
| Pentispa sulcifrons | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Pentispa |
| Species: | P. sulcifrons
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentispa sulcifrons (Champion, 1894)[1]
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Pentispa sulcifrons is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Mexico (Yucatan).
Description
Adults are similar to Pentispa vittatipennis, but less elongate and with the fourth elytral interspace not so strongly costate, the fulvous patch obliquely truncate behind. In P. vittatipennis, the third and fourth rows of punctures are fused into one in the median third of the elytra, while in P. sulcifrons they are separate throughout.[2]
Biology
The recorded food plant is Melanthera nivea.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta (Coleoptera) Vol. VI. part 2 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.