| Anisostena kansana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Anisostena |
| Species: | A. kansana |
| Binomial name | |
| Anisostena kansana Schaeffer, 1933 | |
Anisostena kansana is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Oklahoma.[4]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.1-5.3 mm. The head and elytron are metallic greenish-blue, while the pronotum is reddish-orange with the anterior area greenish-blue.
Biology
This species has been found feeding on Tripsacum dactyloides.[5]
References
- "Anisostena kansana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Anisostena kansana". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- "Anisostena kansana species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- Staines, C. L. (1994). "A revision of the genus Anisostena Weise (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Hispinae). Part II. The subgenus Anisostena: Key to the species groups and the ariadne species group". Insecta Mundi. 8 (1–2): 125–135. ISSN 0749-6737.
Further reading
- Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.