Oncocephala senegalensis
| Oncocephala senegalensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Oncocephala |
| Species: | O. senegalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Oncocephala senegalensis Guérin-Méneville, 1844[1]
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Oncocephala senegalensis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Togo, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Somalia.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.8–5.8 mm. The head, pronotum, elytra, legs and antennae are black with a dark brownish tinge.[2]
Life history
The recorded host plant for this species is Ipomoea batatas.[3]
References
- ^ "Oncocephala senegalensis". 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.