Ocnosispa conicicollis

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

Ocnosispa conicicollis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazonas, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, São Paulo).[2][3]

Description

Adults are elongate, flattened along the suture and bright rufous. Three longitudinal stripes on the thorax and the elytra are dark metallic green, the latter each with eight bright rufo-fulvous spots.[4]

Life history

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

References

  1. ^ "Ocnosispa conicicollis". 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. ^ Commented catalogue of Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, with remarks on the collection of Jaro Mráz in the National Museum in Prague
  4. ^ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.