Cephaloleia fulvipes

Cephaloleia fulvipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. fulvipes
Binomial name
Cephaloleia fulvipes
Baly, 1858

Cephaloleia fulvipes is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (São Paulo) and Ecuador.[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6–6.4 mm. The head, antennae, pronotum (except for paler lateral margins) and scutellum are shining black. The elytron is yellow with the apical half black and with the suture darkened at the base.[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.