Ocnosispa sallei

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

Ocnosispa sallei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Belize and Mexico[2] (Veracruz).[3]

Description

Adults are subcuneiform, shining black beneath, opaque fulvous above. The head, a broad vitta on the thorax, the scutellum, and a short sutural line at the base of the elytra are all black. The lateral border of the thorax, together with the extreme outer border of the elytra near the suture are narrowly edged with blackish-piceous.[4]

Life history

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

References

  1. ^ "Ocnosispa sallei". 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. ^ Mexican leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, and Chrysomelidae): new records and checklist
  4. ^ Catalogue of Hispidae in the collection of the British museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.