Abstract
Calliaspis cerdai sp. nov. is described from French Guyana. It is similar to C. surinamensis Borowiec, 2000. Both species are the only members of the genus Calliaspis Dejean with a distinctly bicoloured, red and black, pronotum and elytra. A key to species of Calliaspis is provided.
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