Oxychalepus posticatus

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Oxychalepus posticatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Oxychalepus
Species:
O. posticatus
Binomial name
Oxychalepus posticatus
(Baly, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Chalepus posticatusBaly, 1885

Oxychalepus posticatus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.

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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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
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