Cephaloleia trivittata

Cephaloleia trivittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. trivittata
Binomial name
Cephaloleia trivittata
Baly, 1885

Cephaloleia trivittata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.1–4.4 mm. The head, antennae, pronotum (except for a pale anterior margin) and scutellum are black, while the elytron is yellow with three wide black vittae.

Biology

Adults have been collected on Calathea haamelii, Cephaloleia macrosepala, Cephaloleia cleistantha, Cephaloleia gymnocarpa, Cephaloleia lutea, Cephaloleia venusta, Cephaloleia warscewiczii, Pleiostachya pruinosa, Cephaloleia pulverulentus, Cephaloleia marantifolia, Ctenanthe species, Donax canniformis, Marantochloa purpurea, Stromante jacquinii, Ischnosiphon elegans, Alpinia purpurata and Hedychium coronarium.[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.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.