Cephaloleia bicolor

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Cephaloleia bicolor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. bicolor
Binomial name
Cephaloleia bicolor
Uhmann, 1930

Cephaloleia bicolor is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (Matto Grosso), Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. [1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.5–6 mm. Adults are black, with the basal half of the elytron and epipleuron yellowish-brown. The antennae are dark. [2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.