Oncocephala angulata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Oncocephala |
| Species: | O. angulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Oncocephala angulata | |
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Oncocephala angulata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in China (Yunnan), India (Andhra Pradesh, Punjab), Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro), Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.2–4.3 mm. The head, pronotum and elytra are dark to pale brown with a black tinge, while the legs are pale brown. The antennae are dark brown with antennomeres 1, 10, and 11 paler than the rest.[2]
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are orchids (Orchidaceae), Solanum melongena, Ipomoea species, yam (Dioscoreaceae) and ginger species (Zingiberaceae).[3]
References
- ^ "Oncocephala angulata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
- ^ Calcetas, O.A., Staines, C.L., Adorada, J.R., Calilung, V.J., Caoili, B.L. & Jamias, S.B. 2021. Review of the Genus Oncocephala Agassiz, 1846 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Oncocephalini) in the Philippines. The Coleopterists Bulletin 75(2): 445–458.
- ^ 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.