Omocerini

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Omocerini
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Omocerini
Hincks, 1952

Omocerini is a tribe of tortoise beetles erected by Walter Douglas Hincks in 1952. [1] [2] Species are mostly found in the Neotropical realm, but some may occur elsewhere: for example, the type genus Omocerus has representatives in Africa.

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Individuals use plants in the genera Borago and Cordia (Boraginaceae) and Hyptis (Lamiaceae) as host plants. The life cycle of one species has been described. [3]

Genera

BioLib includes:

  1. Canistra Erichson, 1847
  2. Carlobruchia Spaeth, 1911
  3. Cassidinoma Hincks, 1950
  4. Cyclosoma Guérin-Méneville, 1835
  5. Discomorpha Chevrolat, 1837
  6. Omocerus Chevrolat, 1835
  7. Polychalca Chevrolat, 1837

References

  1. ↑ Hincks WD (1952) The genera of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 103: 327–358.
  2. ↑ "Omocerini Hincks, 1952". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  3. ↑ Flowers, R.W., & C.S. Chaboo. 2015. Natural history of the tortoise beetle, Discomorpha (Discomorpha) biplagiata (Guérin, 1844) (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Omocerini). Insecta Mundi 439: 1–10.
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