Anisostena prompta
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| Anisostena prompta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Anisostena |
| Species: | A. prompta |
| Binomial name | |
| Anisostena prompta Weise, 1910 | |
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Anisostena prompta is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil (Bahia, Minas Gerais, Matto Grosso, São Paulo), Colombia and Paraguay.[1]
Adults reach a length of about 4.1-4.7 mm. Subspecies prompta has a black head and an orange-red pronotum with black markings. The elytron is also orange-red with black vittae. Subspecies fasciata also has a black head, but the pronotum is yellow with black markings and the elytron is black with yellow vittae.