Demotispa monteverdensis

Demotispa monteverdensis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica.^[1]

Demotispa monteverdensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Demotispa
Species:	D. monteverdensis
Binomial name
Demotispa monteverdensis (Borowiec, 2000)
Synonyms
Stilpnaspis monteverdensis Borowiec, 2000

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.1-4.5 mm. They have a yellow head and legs, while the pronotal disc is argillaceous, and the elytral disc and inner part of margin of the elytra are argillaceous-red. The basal six segments of the antennae are yellow, segment 7 is infuscate and segments 8-11 are black.

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species.^[2]

Etymology

The species is named after the type location, Monteverde Province in Costa Rica.^[3]