Octhispa puella

Octhispa puella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Octhispa
Species:	O. puella
Binomial name
	Octhispa puella; (Baly, 1864)
Synonyms
	Uroplata puellaBaly, 1864;

Last updated October 20, 2025

Octhispa puella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).^[1]

Description

The head is slightly produced in an obtuse angle between the eyes. The antennae are very robust. The thorax is as broad at the base as long, with the sides narrowed from just above the extreme base to the apex, armed at their middle with two or more short teeth, the anterior angles armed with an obtuse tooth. The elytra are broader than the thorax, parallel in front, slightly dilated towards the hinder angle, the surface of the latter irregularly thickened, and the sides and apical borders narrowly dilated and serrate.^[2]

References

↑ 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.
↑ Baly, J.S. (1864). "Descriptions of genera and species of Hispidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3). 14 (83): 334–345. Retrieved September 9, 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[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] Baly, J.S. (1864). "Descriptions of genera and species of Hispidae". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3). 14 (83): 334–345. Retrieved September 9, 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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