Cephaloleia renei
| Cephaloleia renei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. renei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia renei Sekerka, 2017
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Cephaloleia renei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.6–9.5 mm. The have a yellow body and the elytron has two black spots. Furthermore, the apical one-fifth of the elytron is yellow and the lateral margins are entirely yellow.
Biology
The recorded food plant is Calathea variegata.
Etymology
The species is named for René Fouquè, a friend of the author and an entomologist who was a specialist on the tenebrionid tribe Stenosini.[1]