Calyptocephala brevicornis

Calyptocephala brevicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Calyptocephala
Species:
C. brevicornis
Binomial name
Calyptocephala brevicornis
Boheman, 1850

Calyptocephala brevicornis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina (Misiones), Brazil (Amapa, Amazonas, Goiás, Matto Grosso, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo), Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico (Veracruz),[1] Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay and Venezuela.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Arecastrum romanzoffiana, Elaeis guineensis, Chamaedorea tepejilote, Chamaedorea wendlandiana, Dioscorea and Chusquea species.[2]

References

  1. ^ Mexican leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, and Chrysomelidae): new records and checklist
  2. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Spilophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.