Calyptocephala discoidea

Calyptocephala discoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Calyptocephala
Species:	C. discoidea
Binomial name
Calyptocephala discoidea Champion, 1893

Calyptocephala discoidea is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-5.5 mm. Adults are subovate, rather convex and caeruleous, the elytra with the entire disc from the base to about one-third from the apex flavo-testaceous or stramineous. The scutellum is caeruleous, ferruginous or testaceous. The antennae are black or piceous, the basal one or two joints sometimes rufo-testaceous. The under surface and legs are entirely flavo-testaceous. ^[1]

Life history

No host plant has been documented for this species. ^[2]

References

1. Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta (Coleoptera) Vol. VI. part 2 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
2. 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.