Callispa dimidiatipennis

Callispa dimidiatipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Callispa
Species:	C. dimidiatipennis
Binomial name
	Callispa dimidiatipennis; Baly, 1858
Synonyms
	Callispa quadricollis Weise, 1897 ; Callispa hypoenops Maulik, 1919 ; Callispa dimidiatipennis latior Pic, 1924 ; Callispa jeanvoinei Pic, 1927 ; Callispa vicina Pic, 1927 ; Callispa vicina latithorax Pic, 1927 ; Callispa dimidiatipennis recticollis Gressitt, 1938 ;

Callispa dimidiatipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China (Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan), India (Assam, Meghalaya), Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Description

Adults are subelongate and shining rufo-fulvous. The posterior half of the elytra is bright metallic blue and the eyes and antennae are black, the latter with the basal joint rufous.^[1]

Biology

This species has been recorded feeding on Bambusa species and Phragmites communis.^[2]

References

^ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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[1] Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[2] Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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