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Callohispa

Callohispa is a genus of tortoise and leaf-mining beetles (Cassidinae) with one recognized species: Callohispa mirifica Uhmann, 1960. It is the only member of the tribe Callohispini. It is found in Madagascar.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Callohispini
Uhmann, 1960
Genus: Callohispa
Uhmann, 1960
Species:
C. mirifica
Binomial name
Callohispa mirifica
Uhmann, 1960

Callohispa is a genus of tortoise and leaf-mining beetles (Cassidinae) with one recognized species: Callohispa mirifica Uhmann, 1960. It is the only member of the tribe Callohispini.1 It is found in Madagascar.2

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References

  1. Staines, C. L. 2015. Catalog of the hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). https://naturalhistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/media/file/callohispini2015.pdf
  2. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.