Cephaloleia uhmanni

Cephaloleia uhmanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. uhmanni
Binomial name
Cephaloleia uhmanni
Staines, 1996

Cephaloleia uhmanni is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.[1][2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.3–3.9 mm. Adults are variable in colouration. The head is black and antennomeres 1–3 are reddish-yellow, while 4–11 are black. The pronotum is black with paler margins and the scutellum is black. The elytron is black with reddish yellow at the humerus and margins or brownish with a dark suture.[3]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.

Further reading

  • Staines, Charles L., and Carlos García-Robledo. "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)." ZooKeys 436 (2014): 1.