Oediopalpa laticollis

Oediopalpa laticollis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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.

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. โ†‘ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. โ†‘ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. โ†‘ 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.