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Callispa vittata

Callispa vittata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in India.

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Callispa vittata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callispa
Species:
C. vittata
Binomial name
Callispa vittata
Baly, 1858

Callispa vittata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal).

Description

Adults are elongate, moderately convex, slightly flattened along the suture and pale shining fulvous.1

Biology

This species has been found feeding on Saccharum barberi, Saccharum officinarum, Saccharum robustum, Saccharum sinense and Erianthus species.2

References

References

  1. Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.