Cephaloleia maculipennis
| Cephaloleia maculipennis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. maculipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia maculipennis Baly, 1858
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Cephaloleia maculipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.5 mm. The head is black, while the antennae are yellow with the apical two antennomeres darker. The pronotum is black with the lateral margin yellow. The elytron is yellow with a black curved transverse band near the apex and a black submarginal vitta starting at the base and ending in a black transverse band near the middle.[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. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.