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Callispa nigripes

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Callispa nigripes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Callispa
Species:
C. nigripes
Binomial name
Callispa nigripes
Baly, 1858
Synonyms
  • Callispa nigripes abdominalis Uhmann, 1961

Callispa nigripes is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, South Africa and Togo.

Description

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Adults are elongate and pale fulvous.[1]

Biology

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This species has been found feeding on Cyperaceae species.[2]

References

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  1. Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum Public Domain 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.