Hispa
Genus of beetles
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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.[2][3]
| Hispa | |
|---|---|
| Hispa atra | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Hispini |
| Genus: | Hispa Linnaeus, 1767[1] |
| Synonyms | |
|
Hispella Chapuis, 1875 | |
Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility[2] 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