Xenochalepus hespenheidei
| Xenochalepus hespenheidei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Xenochalepus |
| Species: | X. hespenheidei
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenochalepus hespenheidei Staines, 2000[1]
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Xenochalepus hespenheidei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.7-9.3 mm. The antennae, eyes and scutellum are black, while the head and pronotum are yellowish-orange, the latter with a two black spots. The elytra are yellowish-orange with two black vitta and the apical one-fourth is black.
Biology
The recorded food plants are Cecropia species.[2]
Etymology
The species is name for Henry A. Hespenheide, who collected the first specimens of this species.[3]
References
- ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ^ 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.
- ^ A New Species of Xenochalepus Weise, 1910 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Hispinae) from Mesoamerica