Callispa fortunii

Callispa fortunii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Callispa
Species:	C. fortunii
Binomial name
	Callispa fortunii; Baly, 1858
Synonyms
	Callispa fortunii emarginata Gressitt, 1938 ; Callispa ruficeps Pic, 1929 ;

Callispa fortunii is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China (Anhui, Zhejiang, Fukien, Guangdong, Hainan, Jiangxi, Jiangxi) and Vietnam.

Description

Adults are oblong-elongate and shining testaceous, while the elytra are bright metallic blue and the antennae are black, with their basal joint obscure rufous.¹

Biology

This species has been recorded feeding on Bambusa species.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.

[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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