Oncocephala nadeini
| Oncocephala nadeini | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Oncocephala |
| Species: | O. nadeini
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| Binomial name | |
| Oncocephala nadeini Calcetas, Adorada & Staines, 2020[1]
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Oncocephala nadeini is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Sudan.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.7 mm. The head, pronotum and elytra are black with a brownish tinge around the explanate margins of the elytra. The antennae are black, but brownish apically and the legs are light brown.[2]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Calcetas, O.A., Staines, C.L., Adorada, J.R., Calilung, V.J., Caoili, B.L. & Jamias, S.B. 2021. Review of the genus Oncocephala Agassiz 1846 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Oncocephalini) in Africa, excluding Madagascar. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 30(1): 1–54
- ^ Calcetas, O.A., Staines, C.L., Adorada, J.R., Calilung, V.J., Caoili, B.L. & Jamias, S.B. 2021. Review of the genus Oncocephala Agassiz 1846 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Oncocephalini) in Africa, excluding Madagascar. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 30(1): 1–54