Octhispa maculaticeps

Octhispa maculaticeps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Octhispa
Species:
O. maculaticeps
Binomial name
Octhispa maculaticeps
Pic, 1927

Octhispa maculaticeps is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They have a black head, antennae and thorax, while the elytra are broadly banded with green laterally and at the apex, but narrowly banded towards the shoulders. There are also green spots.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Pic, M. (1927). "Coléoptères du Globe" (PDF). Mélanges exotico-entomologiques. 50: 1–36. Retrieved September 9, 2025.