Oncocephala bicristata

Oncocephala bicristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Oncocephala
Species:
O. bicristata
Binomial name
Oncocephala bicristata

Oncocephala bicristata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi) and the Philippines (Leyte, Luzon, Mindanao, Mindoro).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.8–5.5 mm. The head, pronotum and elytra are brown with a black tinge, while the legs are brown and the antennae are dark brown.[2]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Oncocephala bicristata". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-17.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.