Xenispa atra

Xenispa atra is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Venezuela.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.4–4.1 mm. The head, pronotum and scutellum are black, while the elytron is dark metallic blue and the legs are reddish.

Biology

Adults have been collected on Chusquea species.

References

Further reading

• Staines, Charles L., and Carlos García-Robledo. "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)." ZooKeys 436 (2014): 1.
• McKenna, Duane D., and Brian D. Farrell. "Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of host plant use in the Neotropical rolled leaf ‘hispine’ beetle genus Cephaloleia (Chevrolat)(Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37.1 (2005): 117–131.

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