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Appearance
| Ovotispa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Leptispini |
| Genus: | Ovotispa L. Medvedev, 1992 |
| Species: | O. atricolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Ovotispa atricolor | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ovotispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Ovotispa atricolor, which is found in China (Yunnan) and Vietnam.
Life history
[edit]No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ovotispa atricolor". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Leptispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 16, 2025.