Cephaloleia luctuosa
| Cephaloleia luctuosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. luctuosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia luctuosa Guérin-Méneville, 1844
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Cephaloleia luctuosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Colombia and Panama.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6–7 mm. The head and scutellum are black. The antennae are either entirely black or antennomeres 8–11 are yellow. The pronotum is reddish-yellow with black quadrangular macula medially of the anterior margin extending towards the base. The elytron is black with a yellow vitta.[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. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.