Parentispa formosa

Parentispa formosa is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Panama^[1] and possibly also in Belize and Colombia. The species name is sometimes misspelled as "formosus" (e.g.^[1]).

Parentispa formosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Parentispa
Species:	P. formosa
Binomial name
Parentispa formosa (Staines, 1996)
Synonyms
Cephaloleia formosa Staines, 1996

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.4–5.3 mm. Adults are black with a yellow elytral vitta. The legs are black with yellow tarsi.

Biology

Adults have been collected on Elaeis guineensis.^[2]