Spilophorini
Sign in to saveThe Neotropical tortoise beetle tribe Spilophorini comprises only few genera, including Calyptocephala Chevrolat, 1836 (12 species) and Spilophora Boheman, 1850 (18 species). Biological information is limited but the life cycle includes six larval instars (contrasting with five instars in other tortoisebeetles) and the larvae construct a shield of their cast skins (exuviae, exoskeleton).
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The Neotropical tortoise beetle tribe Spilophorini comprises only few genera, including Calyptocephala Chevrolat, 1836 (12 species) and Spilophora Boheman, 1850 (18 species). Biological information is limited but the life cycle includes six larval instars (contrasting with five instars in other tortoisebeetles) and the larvae construct a shield of their cast skins (exuviae, exoskeleton).
==Genera== Calyptocephala Chevrolat, 1836 Cladispa Baly, 1858 Oediopalpa Baly, 1858 Spilophora Boheman, 1850
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