Oediopalpa pertyi

Oediopalpa pertyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Oediopalpa
Species:	O. pertyi
Binomial name
	Oediopalpa pertyi; (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Synonyms
	Cephaloleia pertyi Guérin-Méneville, 1844 ; Charispa amicula Baly, 1875 ; Alurnus cyanipennis Perty, 1832 ; (not Fabricius) Amplipalpa pertyi nigritula Weise, 1905;

Oediopalpa pertyi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil (Ceará, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo), Colombia, Paraguay and Venezuela.^[2]

Life history

The recorded host plant for this species is Pennisetum purpureum.^[3]

References

^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
^ Commented catalogue of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with remarks on the collection of Jaro Mráz in the National Museum in Prague
^ 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.

[1] Integrated Taxonomic Information System

[2] Commented catalogue of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with remarks on the collection of Jaro Mráz in the National Museum in Prague

[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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