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Callispa minima

Callispa minima, is a species of leaf beetle found in Sri Lanka and India (Kerala).

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Callispa minima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callispa
Species:
C. minima
Binomial name
Callispa minima
Gestro, 1902

Callispa minima, is a species of leaf beetle found in Sri Lanka123 and India (Kerala).45

Biology

This species has been found feeding on Zea mays.6

References

References

  1. "Callispa minima Gestro, 1902". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  2. "Tribe Callispini Chapuis 1875" (PDF). naturalhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  3. Kimoto, Shinsaku (2003). "The Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) collected by Dr. Akio Otake, on the occasion of his entomological survey in Sri Lanka from 1973 to 1975". Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History, Series A (Natural History). 1: 23–43. doi:10.34522/kmnh.1.0_23. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  4. "Taxonomic studies on some species of the genus' Callispa'baly (Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera) of the Oriental region" (PDF). spiral.imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  5. Shameem, K. M.; Prathapan, Kaniyarikkal (2013-02-14). "A new species of Callispa Baly (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae, Callispini) infesting coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) in India". ZooKeys (269): 1–10. Bibcode:2013ZooK..269....1S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.269.4240. PMC 3592265. PMID 23653522. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  6. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.