Pentispa aequatoriana

Pentispa aequatoriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Pentispa
Species:	P. aequatoriana
Binomial name
	Pentispa aequatoriana; Weise, 1910

Pentispa aequatoriana is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm. Adults are black, the front of the head and middle of the prothorax bronze. There is a yellow sublateral band on the prothorax, as well as a yellow elongated spot, extending from the base to the middle of each elytra.^[2]

Biology

The food plant is unknown.^[3]

References

↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
↑ Weise, J. (1910). "Chrysomeliden und Coccinelliden". Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereins in Brünn. 48: 25–53. Retrieved September 9, 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
↑ 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.

[1] Integrated Taxonomic Information System

[2] Weise, J. (1910). "Chrysomeliden und Coccinelliden". Verhandlungen des Naturforschenden Vereins in Brünn. 48: 25–53. Retrieved September 9, 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] 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.

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