Oxychalepus posticatus
| Oxychalepus posticatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Oxychalepus |
| Species: | O. posticatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxychalepus posticatus (Baly, 1885)
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Oxychalepus posticatus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10–11.6 mm. They have black antennae and legs. The head is also black, but with an orangish spot. The pronotum is orangish with a black medial vitta and the elytron is orangish with basal black sutural vitta. The apical one-fourth is also black.[1]
Biology
They have been recorded feeding on Cassia oxyphylla, Cassia hayesiana and Cassia fruticosa.[2]
References
- ^ 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.