Ocnosispa armata

Ocnosispa armata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Ocnosispa
Species:
O. armata
Binomial name
Ocnosispa armata
(Baly, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cephalodonta armata Baly, 1858

Ocnosispa armata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Paraguay.[2]

Description

Adults are broadly elongate, scarcely dilated behind, subdepressed and fulvous. Three vittae on the thorax and the elytra are obscure rufo-fuscous with a metallic green reflexion. Each elytron has eight pale fulvous spots.[3]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ocnosispa armata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  2. ^ a b Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Sceloenoplini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  3. ^ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.