Cephaloleia stevensi
| Cephaloleia stevensi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. stevensi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia stevensi Baly, 1885
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Cephaloleia stevensi 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 3.4–3.8 mm. The head and legs are reddish-brown. Antennomeres 1–2 are reddish-brown, while the rest is darker. The pronotum is yellow with variable black markings and the elytron is yellow with variable black oblong markings.
Biology
Adults have been collected on the leaves of Heliconia species, as well as on Calathea micans, Cephaloleia inocephala, Cephaloleia latifolia, Pleiostachya pruinosa, Calathea venusta and Tradescantia zanonia.[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.