Dactylispa angulosa

Dactylispa angulosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China (Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Heilonjiang, Hebei, Hunan, Manchuria, Shaanxi, Szechuan, Yunnan), Japan, Korea, Russia (Siberia) and Taiwan.

Dactylispa angulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Dactylispa
Species:	D. angulosa
Binomial name
Dactylispa angulosa (Solsky, 1872)[1]
Synonyms
Hispa angulosa Solsky, 1872 Hispa japonica Baly, 1874 Dactylispa masonii Gestro, 1923 Dactylispa ussurina Uhmann, 1928 Dactylispa flavomarginata Shirôzu, 1956 Dactylispa rufescens Shirôzu, 1957

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Filipendula palmata, Filipendula multifuga, Isodon inflexus, Prunella vulgaris lilacina, Prunus species, Rosa species, Quercus acutissima, Quercus myrsinaefolia, Quercus serrata, Bambusa species, Cyclobalanopsis glauca, Malus sylvestris, Prunella asiatica, Xylosma species, Polygonum perfoliatum, Pueraria montana var. lobata, Petasites japonicus and Betula platyphylla.^[2] They mine the mature leaves of their host plants. The mine has the form of an upper-layer aggregate blotch mine. The frass is granular and deposited throughout the mine. The fully grown larva pupates within the mine.

Taxonomy

Dactylispa masonii is treated as a valid species by some authors.^[3]