Cephaloleia pulchella
| Cephaloleia pulchella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. pulchella
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia pulchella Baly, 1858
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Cephaloleia pulchella is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Peru.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.7–8.1 mm. The head and antennae (except for the brownish basal 2 antennomeres) are black and the pronotum is yellow (except for an indistinct trilobed dark macula on the anterior margin). The elytron is black with a bright yellow longitudinal vitta medially from the base, narrowing behind and abbreviated near the apex.[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. Bibcode:2014ZooK..436....1S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.436.5766. PMC 4155720. PMID 25197208. Retrieved September 4, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.