Cephaloleia deyrollei

Cephaloleia deyrollei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. deyrollei
Binomial name
Cephaloleia deyrollei
Baly, 1858

Cephaloleia deyrollei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia, Corcovado, Paraná, Río de Janeiro, Santa Catharina, São Paulo), Ecuador and French Guiana.[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.8–7 mm. Adults are black, while the eyes are dark, and the antennomeres are all black or 1–4 yellowish and 5–11 dark. The elytron has a yellowish vitta and a yellowish lateral margin.

Biology

They have been recorded on Marantha species.[2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.