Odontispa

Odontispa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Cassidinae
Tribe:	Chalepini
Genus:	Odontispa ; Uhmann, 1940
Type species
	Prosopodonta latipennis ; Pic, 1928

Last updated November 07, 2025

Odontispa is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It was erected as a monospecific genus in 1940 by Erich Uhmann, with Prosopodonta latipennis as the type and sole species, and is placed within the tribe Chalepini.^[1] Two species are known, both from Brazil.^[2]

Species

This genus includes the following species:^[1]

Odontispa bimaculata Uhmann, 1957
Odontispa latipennis (Pic, 1928)

References

1 2 Staines, C. L. (2012). "Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). Catalog of the Hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. p. 121. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
↑ Staines, C. L. (2002). "The New World Tribes and Genera of Hispines (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 104 (3): 767. ISSN 0013-8797. OCLC 630167895 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[Catalog-1] 1 2 Staines, C. L. (2012). "Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). Catalog of the Hispines of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. p. 121. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.

[NewWorld-2] Staines, C. L. (2002). "The New World Tribes and Genera of Hispines (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 104 (3): 767. ISSN 0013-8797. OCLC 630167895 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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