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Platocthispa

Platocthispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

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Platocthispa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Chalepini
Genus: Platocthispa
Uhmann, 1939

Platocthispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.12

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  1. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  2. Staines, C.L. (1997). "Transfer of Sumitrosis lateritia (Smith) to Platocthispa Uhmann and a Key to the Genera of Hispinae Known to Occur in America North of Mexico (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Hispinae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 51 (2). Coleopterists Society: 193–196. Retrieved September 9, 2025.