''Octotoma'' is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family

Chrysomelidae The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...

. There are about 12 described species in ''Octotoma''.

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These 12 species belong to the genus ''Octotoma'': * ''

Octotoma brasiliensis ''Octotoma'' is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Octotoma''. Species These 12 species belong to the genus ''Octotoma'': * ''Octotoma brasiliensis'' Weise, 1921 * ''O ...

'' Weise, 1921 * ''

Octotoma championi ''Octotoma championi'', known generally as the lantana leafminer or lantana leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probabl ...

'' Baly, 1886 (lantana leafminer) * ''

Octotoma crassicornis ''Octotoma'' is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Octotoma''. Species These 12 species belong to the genus ''Octotoma'': * ''Octotoma brasiliensis ''Octotoma'' is ...

'' Weise, 1910 * ''

Octotoma germari ''Octotoma'' is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Octotoma''. Species These 12 species belong to the genus ''Octotoma'': * ''Octotoma brasiliensis'' Weise, 1921 * '' ...

'' Hagenbach * ''

Octotoma gundlachii ''Octotoma'' is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Octotoma''. Species These 12 species belong to the genus ''Octotoma'': * ''Octotoma brasiliensis'' Weise, 1921 * '' ...

'' Suffrian, 1868 * ''

Octotoma intermedia ''Octotoma'' is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Octotoma''. Species These 12 species belong to the genus ''Octotoma'': * ''Octotoma brasiliensis'' Weise, 1921 * '' ...

'' Staines, 1989 * ''

Octotoma marginicollis ''Octotoma marginicollis'' is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making i ...

'' Horn, 1883 * ''

Octotoma nigra ''Octotoma'' is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Octotoma''. Species These 12 species belong to the genus ''Octotoma'': * ''Octotoma brasiliensis'' Weise, 1921 * '' ...

'' Uhmann, 1940 * ''

Octotoma plicatula ''Octotoma plicatula'', the trumpet creeper leaf miner, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in mor ...

'' (Fabricius, 1801) (trumpet creeper leaf miner) * ''

Octotoma puncticollis ''Octotoma'' is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Octotoma''. Species These 12 species belong to the genus ''Octotoma'': * ''Octotoma brasiliensis'' Weise, 1921 * '' ...

'' Staines, 1994 * ''

Octotoma scabripennis ''Octotoma scabripennis'', known as the lantana leafminer and lantana leaf beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, originally from Central America and introduced into Australia to kill the previously invasive ''Lantana camara ...

'' Guérin-Méneville, 1844 * ''

Octotoma variegata ''Octotoma'' is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Octotoma''. Species These 12 species belong to the genus ''Octotoma'': * ''Octotoma brasiliensis'' Weise, 1921 * '' ...

'' Uhmann, 1954

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