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Dactylispa spinigera

Dactylispa spinigera is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

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Dactylispa spinigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Dactylispa
Species:
D. spinigera
Binomial name
Dactylispa spinigera
(Gyllenhal, 1817)1
Synonyms
  • Hispa spinigera Gyllenhal, 1817
  • Dactylispa gologoloensis Uhmann, 1928

Dactylispa spinigera is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

Life history

The recorded host plant for this species is Oryza sativa.2

References

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 3, 2025.