Rice Hispa - Dicladispa armigera (Chrysomelidae: Hispinae)

Description:

This rice hispa that usually mines&scrapes the leafes of rice I found at the edge of a lowland rainforest of the Lake Rawa NP (West Java) where some rice fields are maintained despite the lack of roads.more about its life cycle and pest control: www.takingroots.in/ipm_rice_hispa Dicladispa armigera OLIVIER, 1808 (Rice Hispa)Dicladispa GESTRO, 1897[det. "speech path girl", 2011, based on this photo]Tribus: Hispini GYLLENHAL, 1813 (leaf-mining leaf beetles)Subfamily: Cassidinae GYLLENHAL, 1813 [Syn.: Hispinae GYLLENHAL, 1813] (Stachelblattkfer)Family: Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles, Blattkfer)Superfamily: ChrysomeloideaInfraorder: CucujiformiaSuborder: PolyphagaOrder: Coleoptera (beetles, Kfer)Indonesia, W-Java, Serang, vic. Bulakan: Danau Rawa NP, 120-340m asl., 13.03.2011Distribution: SE-Asia, AfricaIMG_0550