Oxychalepus balyanus
| Oxychalepus balyanus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Oxychalepus |
| Species: | O. balyanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxychalepus balyanus (Weise, 1911)
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Oxychalepus balyanus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Baja California, Guerrero, Morelos, Jalisco, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Quintana Roo)[1] and Nicaragua.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.3–8.7 mm. They have a black head, antennae and legs, while the pronotum and elytron are orangish-yellow with black markings.[2]
Biology
They have been recorded feeding on Centrosema pubescens, Desmodium species, as well as Dioclea megacarpa.[3]
References
- ^ Mexican leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, and Chrysomelidae): new records and checklist
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2010). "A review of the genus Oxychalepus Uhmann, 1937 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2573. Magnolia Press: 35–56. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.