Cephaloleia deplanata

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Cephaloleia deplanata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. deplanata
Binomial name
Cephaloleia deplanata
Uhmann, 1927

Cephaloleia deplanata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Bahia, Rondonia), Suriname and Venezuela. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4–5 mm. Adults are pitchy-black except the lateral margin of the pronotum and elytron. The latter has a metallic sheen. The antennae and venter are brownish.

Biology

Adults have been collected feeding on Elaeis guineensis . [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.