Cephaloleia alternans
| Cephaloleia alternans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. alternans
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia alternans Waterhouse, 1881
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Cephaloleia alternans is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.8–9.2 mm. They have a yellow body, the head with the vertex black. The pronotum is yellow with a black trapezoidal macula on the middle of the anterior margin and the elytron is yellow with a transverse black band near the base and another on the apical one-third.
Biology
The hostplant is unknown, but adults have been collected on Calathea lanata.[2]
References
- ^ 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.