Abstract
Larvae of the leaf-miners Sceloenopla pretiosa (Baly, 1858) (Cassidinae, Sceloenoplini) and Octuroplata walkeri (Baly, 1865) (Cassidinae, Chalepini) are described and illustrated. This larval description of O. walkeri is the first for the genus Octuroplata. The larvae were collected in atlantic rain forest and reared in the laboratory. The studied larvae shown the morphological adaptations common to the highly specialized leaf-miners and the larvae pupate inside the mine. Larvae of Octuroplata walkeri is similar to Sceloenopla pretiosa and the differing characteristics are described.
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