Appearance
Eurispa are relatively small, narrow, elongate leaf beetles. E. vittata measures about 10mm length at only 2mm wide and is clearly distinguished by the purple-ish black head, pronotum, underside of the body and sutural stripe on the elytra.Food
The species supposedly is monophagous on the native sedge, Gahnia sieberiana Kunth (Cyperaceae: Monocotyledonae).References:
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Hawkeswood, T.J.; Takizawa, H. (1997) Taxonomy, ecology and descriptions of the larva, pupa and adult of the Australian hispine beetle, Eurispa vittata Baly (Insecta, Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). - Spixiana, vol.20, pp.245-253.http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28280564
http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Spixiana_020_0245-0253.pdf
Hawkeswood, Trevor John (1991) Some preliminary notes on the biology and host plant of Eurispa vittata Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from north-eastern New South Wales. - Victorian Naturalist, vol.21(5), pp.132-134.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/306066086_Some_preliminary_notes_on_the_biology_and_host_plant_of_Eurispa_vittata_Baly_Coleoptera_Chrysomelidae_from_north-eastern_New_South_Wales
Staines, C.L. () Catalog of the hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
http://entomology.si.edu/Collections_Coleoptera-Hispines.html
http://entomology.si.edu/coleoptera/hispines/PDFs_2015_updates/Eurispini_2015.pdf
