Ocnosispa lateralis

Ocnosispa lateralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Ocnosispa
Species:
O. lateralis
Binomial name
Ocnosispa lateralis
(Baly, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cephalodonta lateralis Baly, 1858

Ocnosispa lateralis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Peru.[2]

Description

Adults are narrow, elongate and bright rufo-fulvous. The elytra (their lateral border excepted), mouth, pleurae, the four posterior tibiae as also the apex of the front pair, all the tarsi and the abdomen (the base and sides of the latter excepted) are black.[3]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ocnosispa lateralis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  2. ^ a b Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Sceloenoplini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  3. ^ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.