Oediopalpa fulvipes

Oediopalpa fulvipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Oediopalpa
Species:
O. fulvipes
Binomial name
Oediopalpa fulvipes
Baly, 1859[1]

Oediopalpa fulvipes is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (São Paulo).[2]

Description

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Adults are oblong and bright metallic green above. The head is smooth and impunctate and the antennae are fulvous. The elytra are deeply punctate-striate, with the puncturing coarser on the sides.[3]

Life history

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No host plant has been documented for this species.[4]

References

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  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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.