Oediopalpa caerulea

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Oediopalpa caerulea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Oediopalpa
Species:
O. caerulea
Binomial name
Oediopalpa caerulea
Baly, 1858 [1]

Oediopalpa caerulea is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas) and French Guiana.

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Description

Adults are oblong-elongate and shining metallic blue. The antennae are black. Each elytron has ten rows of distinct punctures, those on the sides more deeply impressed, the interstices smooth and minutely punctured. [2]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ↑ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Spilophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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