Cephaloleia bicoloriceps
| Cephaloleia bicoloriceps | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. bicoloriceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia bicoloriceps Pic, 1926
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Cephaloleia bicoloriceps is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.4–5.7 mm. The head, antennae, pronotum (except the lateral margins), scutellum and apical half of the elytron are black, while the basal half of the elytron is yellowish. Some specimens have a black sutural vitta which narrows apically to the darker apical half.[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.