Oncocephala susanstainesae
| Oncocephala susanstainesae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Oncocephala |
| Species: | O. susanstainesae
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| Binomial name | |
| Oncocephala susanstainesae Calcetas, Staines & Adorada, 2021[1]
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Oncocephala susanstainesae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Namibia.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.2–5.5 mm. The head and pronotum are light to dark brown with a blackish tinge, or sometimes blackish with a dark brown tinge. The elytra range from yellowish with a blackish tinge to dark yellow with a dark brown tinge. The legs range from dark yellow to dark brown.[2]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.
Etymology
The species is named after Susan L. Staines, Visiting Scientist, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, Maryland, USA.[2]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ a b Calcetas, Orlando A.; Staines, Charles L.; Adorada, Jessamyn R.; Calilung, Venus J.; Caoili, Barbara L.; Jamias, Serlie B. (23 December 2021). "Review of the genus Oncocephala Agassiz 1846 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Oncocephalini) in Africa, excluding Madagascar". Journal of Insect Biodiversity. 30 (1). doi:10.12976/jib/2021.30.1.1.