Stenispa attenuata
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| Stenispa attenuata | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Stenispa |
| Species: | S. attenuata
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| Binomial name | |
| Stenispa attenuata Baly, 1877
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Stenispa attenuata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Guatemala and Panama, where it has been recorded from virgin forests at high elevations.
Description
[edit | edit source]Adults are similar to Stenispa sallei, but larger and more brightly coloured. Also, the emargination of the anal segment of the abdomen in the male is deeper and more distinctly angulate.[1]
Biology
[edit | edit source]The food plant is unknown.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta (Coleoptera) Vol. VI. part 2 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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