Cephaloleia fernandoi

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Cephaloleia fernandoi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. fernandoi
Binomial name
Cephaloleia fernandoi
(Bondar, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Himatidium fernandoiBondar, 1940

Cephaloleia fernandoi is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Bahia). [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 mm.

Biology

Adults have been collected on the inflorescence of Calathea ovata and Calathea virginalis .

Taxonomy

The species was long treated as a synonym of Cephaloleia opaca , but was reinstated as a valid species in 2017. [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. ↑ Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
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