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Dactylispa spinosa

Dactylispa spinosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines (Palawan), Thailand and Vietnam.

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Dactylispa spinosa
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. spinosa
Binomial name
Dactylispa spinosa
(Weber, 1801)1
Synonyms
  • Hispa spinosa Weber, 1801
  • Hispa discoidalis Chapuis, 1877
  • Hispa nigripennis Ritsema, 1887 (not Motschulsky, 1861)
  • Hispa cariana Gestro, 1890
  • Dactylispa sumatrana Weise, 1911
  • Dactylispa variabilis Maulik, 1919
  • Dactylispa tonkinea Uhmann, 1930
  • Hispa balyi Gestro, 1890

Dactylispa spinosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bangladesh, China (Fukien, Guangxi, Hainan, Kwangsi, Kwangtung, Yunnan), India (Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal), Indonesia (Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, Sarawak, Sumatra), Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines (Palawan), Thailand and Vietnam.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Saccharum officinarum, Panicum palmifolium, Rottboellia exaltata, Zea mays, Imperata cylindrica, Saccharum spontaneum and Phragmites communis.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.