Cephaloleia fernandoi
| Cephaloleia fernandoi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. fernandoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia fernandoi (Bondar, 1940)
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Cephaloleia fernandoi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Bahia).[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6 mm.
Biology
Adults have been collected on the inflorescence of Calathea ovata and Calathea virginalis.
Taxonomy
The species was long treated as a synonym of Cephaloleia opaca, but was reinstated as a valid species in 2017.[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.
- ^ Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)