Dactylispa nigromaculata

Dactylispa nigromaculata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Myanmar^[3] and eastern, southern and south-western China.

Dactylispa nigromaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Dactylispa
Species:	D. nigromaculata
Binomial name
Dactylispa nigromaculata (Motschulsky, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
Hispa nigromaculata Motschulsky, 1861 Hispa xanthospila Gestro, 1890[2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Poaceae species (including Pogonatherum crinitum and Arthraxon prionodes). They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[4]