Cassida melanophthalma Boheman, 1854
Cassida melanophthalma Boheman, 1854: 480 (TE in NRS), 1856: 145, 1862: 348; Gemminger and Harold, 1876: 3655; Borowiec, 1995 d: 371, 1999 d: 264, 2005 e: 127; Heron and Borowiec, 1997: 631; Borowiec and Świętojańska, 2001 b: 160; Borowiec & Świetojańska, 2022: 109 (colour photo).
Cassida (Odontionycha) melanophthalma: Spaeth, 1914 g: 93; Shaw, 1956 a: 271, 1963: 458.
Host plants: Solanaceae: Lycium ferocissimum (Heron and Borowiec, 1997); Salvadoraceae: Azima tetracantha – adults only (Heron and Borowiec, 1997).
Distr.: Caput Bonae Spei. Namibia; South Africa.
figure: habitus in colour