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Agathispa

Agathispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Agathispa dimidiata, which is found in the Dominican Republic.

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Agathispa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Chalepini
Genus: Agathispa
Weise, 1905
Species:
A. dimidiata
Binomial name
Agathispa dimidiata
(Olivier, 1808)
Synonyms
  • Hispa dimidiata Olivier, 1808

Agathispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Agathispa dimidiata, which is found in the Dominican Republic.1

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  1. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.