Cephaloleia nevermanni
| Cephaloleia nevermanni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. nevermanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia nevermanni Uhmann, 1930
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Cephaloleia nevermanni 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 7–8.5 mm. Adults are yellow, while the head, antennae and scutellum are black. The pronotum has black anterior and posterior maculae and the elytron is yellow with a black sutural vitta.
Biology
The recorded host plant is Calathea insignis and adults have been collected feeding on Heliconia imbricata and Calathea macrosepala.[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.