Oncocephala wilmalegaspiae
| Oncocephala wilmalegaspiae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Oncocephala |
| Species: | O. wilmalegaspiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Oncocephala wilmalegaspiae Calcetas, Adorada & Staines, 2020[1]
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Oncocephala wilmalegaspiae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Togo and Liberia.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5–6.1 mm. The head, pronotum, elytra and legs are dark brown with a black tinge and the explanate margin of the elytra is yellow. The antennae are black.[2]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.