Cephaloleia amba
| Cephaloleia amba | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. amba
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia amba Staines, 2014
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Cephaloleia amba is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.9–5.6 mm. The head, scutellum and pronotum (except the lateral margin) are black and the elytron is pale yellow with a black irregular transverse band and the apical half (except the lateral and apical margins) black.
Biology
The hostplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Costus species.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Greek ambon (meaning edge) and refers to the pale flange of the pronotum and elytra.[2]
References
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos (22 August 2014). "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)". ZooKeys. 436. Pensoft: 1–355. Retrieved September 4, 2025.