Xenispa pulchella
| Xenispa pulchella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Xenispa |
| Species: | X. pulchella
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenispa pulchella Baly, 1858
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Xenispa pulchella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Colombia.
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[1]
Taxonomy
Julius Weise synonymized Xenispa with Demotispa in 1910 and proposed the replacement name Demothispa magna for Xenispa pulchella. Since Xenispa was removed from synonymy, the replacement name is no longer necessary.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sekerka, L. (2014). "Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 54 (1): 257–314. Retrieved September 7, 2025.