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Octhispa maculaticeps

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Octhispa maculaticeps is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Clade:Pancrustacea
Class:Insecta
Order:Coleoptera
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Octhispa maculaticeps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Octhispa
Species:
O. maculaticeps
Binomial name
Octhispa maculaticeps
Pic, 1927
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They have a black head, antennae and thorax, while the elytra are broadly banded with green laterally and at the apex, but narrowly banded towards the shoulders. There are also green spots.[2]

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