Octhispa peruana

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

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Octhispa peruana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Octhispa
Species:
O. peruana
Binomial name
Octhispa peruana
Weise, 1905
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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.8-5.2 mm. They are yellowish with black antennae (but yellow at the tip) and the prothorax has three black bands. The elytron has a blackish-blue posterior lateral angle.[2]

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