Oncocephala proxima
| Oncocephala proxima | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Oncocephala |
| Species: | O. proxima
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| Binomial name | |
| Oncocephala proxima | |
Oncocephala proxima is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo and Uganda.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.6–5.7 mm. The head, pronotum, elytra and antennae are black with a light brownish tinge, while the legs are light brownish.[2]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are grasses and Ipomoea species.[3]
References
- ^ "Oncocephala proxima". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-15.
- ^ 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
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Oncocephalini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 16, 2025.