Cephaloleia mauliki

Cephaloleia mauliki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. mauliki
Binomial name
Cephaloleia mauliki
Uhmann, 1930

Cephaloleia mauliki is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8–8.4 mm. Adults are dark reddish brown, with antennomeres 1–5 and the eyes black.

Biology

The recorded food plants are Heliconia species, Calathea insignis, Renealmia alpinia and Zingiber spectabile.[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.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.