Cephaloleia weisei
| Cephaloleia weisei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. weisei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia weisei Staines, 1996
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Cephaloleia weisei is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.[1][2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.6–4.1 mm. The head, antennomeres 1–2, pronotum and basal half of the elytron are yellowish, while the eyes, antennal antennomeres 3–11 and apical half of the elytron are black. The venter and legs are reddish-yellow.[3]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
- Staines, Charles L., and Carlos García-Robledo. "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)." ZooKeys 436 (2014): 1.