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| Omocerini | |
|---|---|
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| Cyclosoma fuscopunctata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Omocerini Hincks, 1952 |
Omocerini is a tribe of tortoise beetles erected by Walter Douglas Hincks in 1952.[1][2] Species are mostly found in the Neotropical realm, but some may occur elsewhere: for example, the type genus Omocerus has representatives in Africa.
Individuals use plants in the genera Borago and Cordia (Boraginaceae) and Hyptis (Lamiaceae) as host plants. The life cycle of one species has been described.[3]
Genera
[edit]BioLib includes:
- Canistra Erichson, 1847
- Carlobruchia Spaeth, 1911
- Cassidinoma Hincks, 1950
- Cyclosoma Guérin-Méneville, 1835
- Discomorpha Chevrolat, 1837
- Omocerus Chevrolat, 1835
- Polychalca Chevrolat, 1837
References
[edit]- ↑ Hincks WD (1952) The genera of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 103: 327–358.
- ↑ "Omocerini Hincks, 1952". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ↑ Flowers, R.W., & C.S. Chaboo. 2015. Natural history of the tortoise beetle, Discomorpha (Discomorpha) biplagiata (Guérin, 1844) (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Omocerini). Insecta Mundi 439: 1–10.
External links
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Media related to Omocerini at Wikimedia Commons
