Cephaloleia sallei
| Cephaloleia sallei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. sallei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia sallei Baly, 1858
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Cephaloleia sallei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico and Panama.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.2–6.4 mm. Adults are reddish-yellow with the eyes and antennae (except antennomere 1) black.
Biology
Adults have been collected on Heliconia species (including Heliconia irrasa, Heliconia catheta, Heliconia latispatha, Heliconia mariae, Heliconia vaginalis and Heliconia psittacorum), Renealmia strobilifera, Calathea inocephala, Cephaloleia latifolia, Cephaloleia lutea, Pleiostachya pruinosa and Costus laevis.[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.