Octhispa postica
| Octhispa postica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Octhispa |
| Species: | O. postica
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| Binomial name | |
| Octhispa postica (Weise, 1905)
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Octhispa postica is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.5–7 mm. Adults are black, the prothorax with a reddish-brown median line. There are two very small spots and a yellowish apex on the elytron.[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.
- ^ Weise, J. (1905). "Beschreibung einiger Hispinen". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 51 (71): 49–104. Retrieved September 9, 2025.