Cephaloleia h-nigrum

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Cephaloleia h-nigrum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. h-nigrum
Binomial name
Cephaloleia h-nigrum
Pic, 1923

Cephaloleia h-nigrum is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador. [1] The name was originally misspelled as "Hnigrum" (without a hyphen) [2] and some sources retain this misspelling (e.g., [1] ).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.4–5.9 mm. Adults are yellowish-brown, while the antennae and head are black. The pronotum is black with pale lateral margins and elytron has a lateral black vitta and a medial black macula. The legs are yellowish-brown. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ Pic, Maurice (1923) Nouveautés diverses. Mélanges Exotico-Entomologiques 38: 1–32.
  3. ↑ 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.
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