| Oxycephala | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Cryptonychini |
| Genus: | Oxycephala Guérin-Méneville, 1838 |
| Species: | O. cornigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxycephala cornigera Guérin-Méneville, 18381
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Oxycephala is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Oxycephala cornigera, which is found on New Ireland and New Britain.
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Cocos nucifera, Calamus, Heliconia and Pinanga species.2
References
References
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Cryptonychini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.