Calyptocephala attenuata
| Calyptocephala attenuata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Calyptocephala |
| Species: | C. attenuata
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| Binomial name | |
| Calyptocephala attenuata Spaeth, 1919
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Calyptocephala attenuata is a species of tortoise beetle in the genus Calyptocephala.[1]
Description
Calyptocephala attenuata are egg-shaped with the greatest breadth in the middle of the elytra and the rear being more narrow then the front. The elytra are a shiny blood-red color with small dotted lines from front to back. The first two segments of the antennae are red and the other segments are black.[2]
Distribution
This species can be found in South America and Central America,[3][4] where it has been recorded from Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Suriname.
Life history
The recorded host plants for this species are Chamaedorea wendlandiana and Oenocarpus panamanus.[5]
References
- ^ "Calyptocephala attenuata Spaeth, 1919". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 16 Jan 2021.
- ^ Stichel, Hans (1916). "Neue Beiträge zur systematischen Insektenkunde". Archive. Retrieved 16 Jan 2021.
- ^ Borowiec, Lech (Jan 2002). "New records of Neotropical Cassidinae, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.483.7051.
- ^ Sekerka, Lukáš (2009). "Magisterská diplomová práce Cassidinae of Panama, part 1 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". theses. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 15 Jan 2021.
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Spilophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.