Demotispa panamensis

Demotispa panamensis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Panama.^[1]

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.5-4.6 mm. They have a yellow head and legs, while the pronotal disc is argillaceous-red and the elytral disc and inner part of the margin of the elytra are red. The six basal segments of the antennae are yellow, segments 7-10 are black and segment 11 is yellow with an infuscate base.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Chamaedorea wenlandiana and Oenocarpus panamanus.^[2]

Etymology

The species is named after the type location, Panama.^[3]