Oncocephala

Oncocephala
Oncocephala sp. male and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Oncocephalini
Genus: Oncocephala
Agassiz, 1846 (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Onchocephala Chevrolat, 1836
  • Nepius Thomson, 1858

Oncocephala is a genus of Asian and African leaf beetles, typical of the tribe Oncocephalini in the subfamily Cassidinae; authorship is often assigned to Louis Agassiz, and is maintained by the ICZN, but should be attributed to Guérin-Méneville, 1844.