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Rhodtrispa

Rhodtrispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Rhodtrispa dilaticornis, which is found in India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Laos, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

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Rhodtrispa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Hispini
Genus: Rhodtrispa
Chen & T’an, 1964
Species:
R. dilaticornis
Binomial name
Rhodtrispa dilaticornis
(Duvivier, 1891)1
Synonyms
  • Hispa dilaticornis Duvivier, 1891
  • Dactylispa dilaticornis
  • Dactylispa arisana Chûjô, 1933
  • Dactylispa assamensis Weise, 1904
  • Dactylispa clavata Gestro, 1904 (not Weise 1901)
  • Dactylispa clavicornis Chen & T’an, 1964
  • Dactylispa luhi Uhmann, 1951
  • Dactylispa perpusilla Gestro, 1911
  • Dactylispa pusilla Weise, 1905

Rhodtrispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Rhodtrispa dilaticornis, which is found in India (Assam, Bihar, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Sri Lanka,234 Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (Shandong, Yunnan), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Laos, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Panicum species, Arthraxon hispidus and Oryza sativa.5

References

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. Basu, C.R. (1999). "On the Collection of Hispinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Preserved in the Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta". Rec. Zool. Surv. India. 97 (3): 149–190. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.893.6766. doi:10.26515/rzsi/v97/i3/1999/160134. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  3. "Rhoptrispa dilaticornis (Duvivier, 1891)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  4. Registry-Migration.Gbif.Org (2021). "Tribe Hispini Gyllenhal 1813" (PDF). naturalhistory.si.edu. doi:10.15468/39omei. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  5. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 13, 2025.