Callispa dimidiatipennis

Callispa dimidiatipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China (Hainan, Hunan, Yunnan), India (Assam, Meghalaya), Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.

Callispa dimidiatipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Callispa
Species:	C. dimidiatipennis
Binomial name
Callispa dimidiatipennis Baly, 1858
Synonyms
Callispa quadricollis Weise, 1897 Callispa hypoenops Maulik, 1919 Callispa dimidiatipennis latior Pic, 1924 Callispa jeanvoinei Pic, 1927 Callispa vicina Pic, 1927 Callispa vicina latithorax Pic, 1927 Callispa dimidiatipennis recticollis Gressitt, 1938

Description

Adults are subelongate and shining rufo-fulvous. The posterior half of the elytra is bright metallic blue and the eyes and antennae are black, the latter with the basal joint rufous.^[1]

Biology

This species has been recorded feeding on Bambusa species and Phragmites communis.^[2]