Callispa nigritarsata explained

Callispa nigritarsata, is a species of leaf beetle found in Sri Lanka.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

Body length is about 4.50 to 5.00 mm. Body elongate and brown. Eyes are oval and black. Antennae black and about 1.60 to 1.75 mm long. Prothorax length is about 0.80 to 1.00 mm with slightly curved anterior margin. Scutellum oblong. Elytral length is about 3.55 to 3.75 mm. Elytra oblong with ten rows of punctures at each elytron base. Hind wings which are small and brown are about 4.50 mm long. Legs are short and stout. Tarsi, femoral apex and tibiae are black. Ventrum is brown.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Callispa nigritarsata Maulik, 1919 . 2021-09-28 . www.gbif.org . en.
2. Web site: Tribe Callispini Chapuis 1875 . 2021-09-26 . naturalhistory.si.edu.
3. Web site: Kimoto . Shinsaku . 2003 . The Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) collected by Dr. Akio Otake, on the occasion of his entomological survey in Sri Lanka from 1973 to 1975 . 2021-09-28 . Bulletin of the Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History and Human History, Series A (Natural History) . 23–43 . 10.34522/kmnh.1.0_23.
4. Web site: Taxonomic studies on some species of the genus' Callispa'baly (Hispinae, Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera) of the Oriental region . 2021-09-26 . spiral.imperial.ac.uk.