{{Short description|Genus of beetles}} {{Speciesbox | image = Serratispa_quadricosta.jpg | display_parents = 3 | parent_authority = Staines, 2002 | taxon = Serratispa quadricosta | authority = Staines, 2002 | synonyms = }} '''''Serratispa''''' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, '''''Serratispa quadricosta''''', which is found in Brazil.<ref>{{cite web |last= Staines|first= C.L.|date= 2012|title= Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini|url= https://naturalhistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/media/file/imatidiini2015k.pdf|website= |location= |publisher= USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum.|access-date= August 26, 2025}}</ref>
==Description== Adults reach a length of about 4.3 mm. They are castaneous with paler yellowish markings and yellowish legs.
==Etymology== The genus name is derived from Latin ''serratus'' (meaning ''saw'') plus -''ispa'' (for Hispinae). The species name is derived from Latin ''quadra'' (meaning ''four'') plus ''costa'' (meaning ''ridge'') and refers to the four lateral plicae on the elytra.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Staines |first1= C.L. |last2= |first2= |date= 2002|title= The New World tribes and genera of hispines (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae. Cassidinae).|url= https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16186338|journal= Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington |volume= 104 |issue= 3|publisher= Entomological Society of Washington|pages= 721–784|doi= |access-date= September 7, 2025}}</ref>
==Taxonomy== The genus was initially placed in the tribe Sceloenoplini, but later moved to the tribe Imatidiini.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Sekerka |first1= L. |last2= |first2= |date= 2014|title= Review of Imatidiini genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae).|url= https://www.aemnp.eu/data/article-1502/1483-54_1_257.pdf|journal= Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae |volume= 54|issue=1 |publisher= |pages= 257–314|doi= |access-date= September 7, 2025}}</ref>
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Category:Chrysomelidae genera Category:Monotypic beetle genera Category:Beetles described in 2002 Category:Cassidinae Category:Beetles of South America Category:Taxa named by Charles L. Staines