Cephaloleia kolbei
| Cephaloleia kolbei | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. kolbei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia kolbei Weise, 1910
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Cephaloleia kolbei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is restricted to the Pacific versant of the Cordillera Occidental in Colombia.[1] Records from other locations (such as Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia), Ecuador and Peru)[2] are based on misidentifications.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.7–10.2 mm. Adults are reddish, the elytron with a dark macula near the scutellum, a second at the humerus and a third near the apex.[3]
References
- ^ Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
- ^ 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.