Cephaloleia brunnea

Cephaloleia brunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Cephaloleia
Species:	C. brunnea
Binomial name
Cephaloleia brunnea Staines, 1996

Cephaloleia brunnea is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, first found in Trinidad. ^[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–4.1 mm. Adults are brown, with the pronotum and head slightly darker than the elytron. The latter with darker suture. ^[2]

References

1. C. L. Staines (1996). "The genus Cephaloleia (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) in Central America and the West Indies". Revista de Biología Tropical . Spec No 3: 3–87. PMID   9161542.
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.

Further reading

• Staines, C. L. "0030. A new species of Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1837 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) from Dominica." Insecta Mundi2008.0028-0030 (2008): 1–4.
• Staines, Charles L., and Carlos García-Robledo. "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)." ZooKeys 436 (2014): 1.

External links

• "Cephaloleia brunnea". The Encyclopedia of Life .