Omocerini is a Neotropical tribe of tortoise beetles containing 12 genera and 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]
| Omocerini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Omocerini Hincks, 1952 |
References
edit- ^ "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.