| Hispa | |
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| Hispa atra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Hispini |
| Genus: | Hispa Linnaeus, 17671 |
| Synonyms | |
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Hispella Chapuis, 1875 | |
Hispa is the type genus of leaf beetles in the tibe Hispini (subfamily Cassidinae). Species are recorded from Africa, the Palaearctic and Oriental realms.23
Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility2 includes:
- Hispa atra Linnaeus, 1767
- Hispa brachycera (Gestro, 1897)
- Hispa fulvispinosa Medvedev, 1992
- Hispa ramosa Gyllenhal, 1817
- Hispa stygia (Chapuis, 1877)
- Hispa tarsata Swietojanska, 2001
- Hispa waiensis Borowiec & Swietojanska, 2007
Selected former species
- Hispa echidna Guérin-Méneville, 1840 (now in Platypria)
- Hispa mutica Linnaeus, 1767 (now in Orthocerus)
- Hispa mystacina Fabricius, 1775
- Hispa rubra Weber, 1801
References
References
- Linnaeus C (1767) Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. I, No. 2, Ed. duodecima, reformata: 533-1327.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility: genus Hispa Linnaeus (retrieved 13 August 2025)
- "Hispa - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2020-02-12.