Oediopalpa laticollis

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

Oediopalpa laticollis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.

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Description

Adults are oblong, moderately convex above and shining black with a bluish tinge. The thorax is testaceous and the elytra are shining blue. [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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