Dorcathispa bellicosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Mozambique, Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somali, South Africa, Togo and Uganda.
The recorded host plants for this species are various grasses, including Zea mays and Sorghum vulgare.