Calyptocephala discoidea
| Calyptocephala discoidea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Calyptocephala |
| Species: | C. discoidea
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| Binomial name | |
| Calyptocephala discoidea Champion, 1893
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Calyptocephala discoidea is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5-5.5 mm. Adults are subovate, rather convex and caeruleous, the elytra with the entire disc from the base to about one-third from the apex flavo-testaceous or stramineous. The scutellum is caeruleous, ferruginous or testaceous. The antennae are black or piceous, the basal one or two joints sometimes rufo-testaceous. The under surface and legs are entirely flavo-testaceous.[1]
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]
References
- ^ Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta (Coleoptera) Vol. VI. part 2 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ 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.