| hispines (chrysomelidae, cassidinae) of la selva biological station, costa rica. | survey work from 1992-2001 identified 139 species of hispines at the lowland part of la selva biological station, costa rica. the tribe cephaloleiini was the most speciose with 58 species (41.7%) followed by the chalepini with 55 (39.5%). the fauna is most closely related to that in south america but with some genera which are more speciose in the nearctic region. plant associations are known for 88 (63.3%) of the species but many of these are merely collecting records, not host plant associatio ... | 2011 | 22303103 |