Cephaloleia fernandoi

Cephaloleia fernandoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. fernandoi
Binomial name
Cephaloleia fernandoi
(Bondar, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Himatidium fernandoi Bondar, 1940

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

  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. ^ Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)