Biology:Omocerini

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Omocerini is a Neotropical tribe of tortoise beetles containing about 145 species.[1] 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.[2]

Genera

BioLib includes:

  1. Canistra Erichson, 1847
  2. Carlobruchia Spaeth, 1911
  3. Cassidinoma Hincks, 1950
  4. Cyclosoma Guérin-Méneville, 1835
  5. Discomorpha Chevrolat, 1837
  6. Omocerus Chevrolat, 1835
  7. Polychalca Chevrolat, 1837

References

  1. ↑ "Omocerini Hincks, 1952". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/L3H. 
  2. ↑ 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q21216749 entry



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