Cephaloleia fenestrata
| Cephaloleia fenestrata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. fenestrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia fenestrata Weise, 1910
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Cephaloleia fenestrata is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.4–8 mm. The head, pronotum, scutellum, legs and antennomeres 1–2 are red, while antennomeres 3–11 are red or black. The elytron has a black sutural vitta and a lateral vitta which narrows from base to the apex, as well as six reddish maculae.
Biology
Adults have been collected on Ischnosiphon species (including Ischnosiphon cerotus) and Pleiostachya pruinosa.[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.