Calyptocephala attenuata

Calyptocephala attenuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Calyptocephala
Species:	C. attenuata
Binomial name
Calyptocephala attenuata Spaeth, 1919

Calyptocephala attenuata is a species of tortoise beetle in the genus Calyptocephala . ^[1]

Description

Calyptocephala attenuata are egg-shaped with the greatest breadth in the middle of the elytra and the rear being more narrow then the front. The elytra are a shiny blood-red color with small dotted lines from front to back. The first two segments of the antennae are red and the other segments are black. ^[2]

Distribution

This species can be found in South America and Central America, ^{[3] [4]} where it has been recorded from Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Suriname.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Chamaedorea wendlandiana and Oenocarpus panamanus . ^[5]

References

1. "Calyptocephala attenuata Spaeth, 1919". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 16 Jan 2021.
2. Stichel, Hans (1916). "Neue Beiträge zur systematischen Insektenkunde". Archive. Retrieved 16 Jan 2021.
3. Borowiec, Lech (Jan 2002). "New records of Neotropical Cassidinae, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". CiteSeerX   10.1.1.483.7051 .
4. Sekerka, Lukáš (2009). "Magisterská diplomová práce Cassidinae of Panama, part 1 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". theses. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 15 Jan 2021.
5. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Spilophorini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.