Dactylispa chapuisii

Dactylispa chapuisii is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Togo.

Dactylispa chapuisii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Dactylispa
Species:	D. chapuisii
Binomial name
Dactylispa chapuisii (Gestro, 1884)[1]
Synonyms
Hispa gestroi Chapuis, 1879 (preocc.) Hispa chapuisii Gestro, 1884 Hispa weisei Kraatz, 1895 Hispa pauli Weise, 1897 Dactylispa plena Weise, 1899

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Melinis minutiflora and Panicum species.^[2]