Octhispa elongata

Octhispa elongata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Octhispa
Species:	O. elongata
Binomial name
	Octhispa elongata; (Chapuis, 1877)
Synonyms
	Uroplata (Octhispa) elongata Chapuis, 1877;

Octhispa elongata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo) and Paraguay.

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Sapindaceae species.

References

↑ Mota, A. A.; Sekerka, L.; Jilg, J.; Arous, E.; Machado, R. J. P.; Simões, M. V. dos P. (2026). "Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Pernambuco, Brazil: New records, nomenclatural changes, and identification key of tribes". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special 1). Retrieved September 8, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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[:2-1] Mota, A. A.; Sekerka, L.; Jilg, J.; Arous, E.; Machado, R. J. P.; Simões, M. V. dos P. (2026). "Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Pernambuco, Brazil: New records, nomenclatural changes, and identification key of tribes". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special 1). Retrieved September 8, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[2] Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.