Cephaloleia consanguinea
| Cephaloleia consanguinea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. consanguinea
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia consanguinea Baly, 1885
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Cephaloleia consanguinea is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.7–7 mm. The head, antennae and scutellum are black, while the pronotum is yellow with a medial black macula narrowing toward the base. The elytron is black with a medial yellow vitta, which begins at the humerus and goes to the apical one-fifth.
Biology
Adults have been collected from Heliconia imbricata, Heliconia latispatha, Heliconia pogonantha, Heliconia mariae, Heliconia tortuosa, Heliconia bourgaeana, Heliconia collinsiana, Heliconia wagneriana, Heliconia longa, Heliconia nutans, Heliconia stilesii, Heliconia wilsonii, Calathea crotalifera, Cephaloleia guzmanioides and Musa ornata.[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.