Biology:Hispa

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Hispa is the type genus of leaf beetles in the tibe Hispini (subfamily Cassidinae). Species are recorded from Africa, the Palaearctic and Oriental realms.[1][2]

Species

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility[1] 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

Wikidata ☰ Q4524171 entry