Cephaloleia emdeni

Cephaloleia emdeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. emdeni
Binomial name
Cephaloleia emdeni
Uhmann, 1930

Cephaloleia emdeni is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Río de Janeiro).[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. The head, pronotum and antennomeres 7–11 are black, while antennomeres 1–6, the legs and abdomen are reddish-yellow. The elytron is yellowish-brown with an elongate black macula just below the humerus, a black macula on the suture on the apical one-fourth and black apices.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.