Heterrhachispa

Heterrhachispa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Coelaenomenoderini
Genus: Heterrhachispa
Gressitt, 1957
Species:
H. kurandae
Binomial name
Heterrhachispa kurandae
Gressitt, 1957

Heterrhachispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Heterrhachispa kurandae, which is only found in northern Queensland (Australia).

Biology

The food plant is unknown.

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ↑ Gressitt, J. L.; Samuelson, G. A. (1990). "Hispinae of the New Guinea-Solomons Area. II. Tribe Coelaenomenoderini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 30: 259–278. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ Staines, C. L. (2015). "Tribe Coelaenomenoderini" (PDF). Catalog of the Hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). Retrieved 19 September 2025.