Dactylispa higoniae (Lewis, 1896)

Kato, Makoto & Imada, Yume, 2025, Diversity and host plant utilization of leaf-mining beetles of Chrysomeloidea (Coleoptera) in Japan, ZooKeys 1238, pp. 209-268 : 209-268

Dactylispa higoniae (Lewis, 1896)

Fig. 18 A – H

Host plant.

Boraginaceae : Callicarpa mollis Siebold et Zucc.

Leaf mine.

Upper-layer radiate mine on mature leaf, usually mining at the central part of the leaf (Fig. 18 G, H ). The mine has many holes perforated by larva along the margin of the mine, and frass is excreted outside through the holes. The fully grown larva pupates at central area just on midrib in the mine.

Material examined.

Lamiaceae : • 2 adults, Inohae , Nichinan, Miyazaki Pref., 24-VII-2021 (as larva on Callicarpa mollis ), emerged on 31-VII – 1-VIII-2021 (Fig. 18 A – H ) .

Figures

Figure 18. Adult morphology, male genitalia, and leaf mines of two Dactylispa species A – H D. higoniae I – W D. adinae sp. nov. A – L dorsal (A, I), ventral (B, J), lateral (C, K), frontal (D, L) views of adults M lateral view of prothorax N dorsal view of prothorax O arrangement of spines on interstices I – VIII of left elytra (yellow circles denote spines on interstices, size of circle indicates length of spine) E, F, P – Q aedeagus in male genitalia (E, P ventral, F, Q lateral) R spermatheca and ductus spermatheca in female genitalia S ventral view of pupal exuvia G, H, T – W leaf mines. Host plants G, H Callicarpa mollis T – W Adina pilulifera at Inohae, Nichinan, Miyazaki Pref. An arrow in W indicates pupation chamber.