Cephaloleia interrupta
| Cephaloleia interrupta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. interrupta
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia interrupta García-Robledo & Staines, 2014
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Cephaloleia interrupta is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.3–4.5 mm. The head and scutellum are black, while the antennae are pitchy-brown. The pronotum and legs are pale yellowish and the elytron is pale yellowish with a short black vitta and an elongate oval black macula behind middle.
Biology
Adults have been collected off Costus species.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin interruptum and refers to the interrupted elytral puncture rows at the base.[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.