Cephaloleia partita
| Cephaloleia partita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. partita
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia partita Weise, 1910
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Cephaloleia partita is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.9–6 mm. Adults are yellowish with the eyes, antennae and apical half of the elytron black.
Biology
Adults have been collected on Heliconia species (including Heliconia lathispatha and Heliconia catheta), as well as on Calathea latifolia.[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.