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Callispa natalensis

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Callispa natalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callispa
Species:
C. natalensis
Binomial name
Callispa natalensis
Baly, 1858

Callispa natalensis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in South Africa.[1]

Description

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Adults are elongate, moderately convex and shining black. The head and thorax are bright testaceous red and the knees and tarsi are rufo-piceous.[2]

References

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