Oncocephala bouvieri

Oncocephala bouvieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Oncocephala
Species:
O. bouvieri
Binomial name
Oncocephala bouvieri
Gestro, 1899[1]

Oncocephala bouvieri is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Madagascar.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.7 mm. The head, pronotum, elytra and legs are dark brownish with a black tinge, while the antennae are light brownish medially and dark brownish apically.[2]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Oncocephala bouvieri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. ^ Calcetas, Orlando A.; Staines, Charles L.; Adorada, Jessamyn R.; Calilung, Venus J.; Caoili, Barbara L.; Jamias, Serlie B. (28 October 2021). "Review of Oncocephala Agassiz, 1846 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Oncocephalini) of Madagascar". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 123 (3). doi:10.4289/0013-8797.123.3.518.
  3. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Oncocephalini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 17, 2025.