Cephaloleia vittipennis
| Cephaloleia vittipennis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. vittipennis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia vittipennis Weise, 1910
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Cephaloleia vittipennis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil (Santa Catharina, São Paulo), Peru and Venezuela.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5–6.5 mm. Adults are reddish-yellow, with antennomere 1 yellowish, 2–3 reddish-brown and 4–11 darker. The head and scutellum are black and the elytron is reddish-yellow with a dark sutural vitta on the basal half and a wide black vitta from the humerus curving to the suture near the apex. The lateral and apical margins are reddish-yellow, as are the legs.[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.