''Callispa pita'', is a species of

leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...

found in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

Description

Body length is about 5.00 mm. Body small, elongate and yellowish brown. Eyes are prominent and black. Antennae black. Prothorax length is about 1.00 mm. Scutellum semicircular. Elytral length is about 3.50 mm. Elytra oblong with eight rows of punctures at each elytron base. Hind wings which are very small and transparent are about 4.00 mm long. Tarsi dark brown. Legs and ventrum are brown.

References

Cassidinae Insects of Sri Lanka Beetles described in 1919 {{Cassidinae-stub