Oediopalpa collaris

Oediopalpa collaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Oediopalpa
Species:
O. collaris
Binomial name
Oediopalpa collaris
Synonyms
  • Cephaloleia collaris Guérin-Méneville, 1844

Oediopalpa collaris is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil and Suriname.

Description

Adults are elongate, parallel, moderately convex and shining. The head and antennae are black and the thorax is bright red with an angular brassy- or blue-black spot on the apical margin.[2]

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Poaceae species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  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.