Cephaloleia immaculata
| Cephaloleia immaculata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. immaculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia immaculata Staines, 1996
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Cephaloleia immaculata is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.6–7.8 mm. Adults are reddish-brown, with the eyes darker.[2]
References
- ^ C. L. Staines (1996). "The genus Cephaloleia (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) in Central America and the West Indies". Revista de Biología Tropical. Spec No 3: 3–87. PMID 9161542.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
- McKenna, D. D. "Dissertation, Ph.D. in biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA). Ecological and evolutionary radiation of Cephaloleia beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Radiación ecológica y evolutiva de los abejones Cephaloleia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae."
- Staines, Charles L., and Carlos García-Robledo. "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae." ZooKeys 436 (2014): 1.
- McKenna, Duane D., and Brian D. Farrell. "Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of host plant use in the Neotropical rolled leaf ‘hispine’beetle genus Cephaloleia (Chevrolat)(Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37.1 (2005): 117–131.