Cephaloleia immaculata

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

Cephaloleia immaculata is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica. ^[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.6–7.8 mm. Adults are reddish-brown, with the eyes darker. ^[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

• McKenna, D. D. "Dissertation, Ph.D. in biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA). Ecological and evolutionary radiation of Cephaloleia beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Radiación ecológica y evolutiva de los abejones Cephaloleia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae."
• Staines, Charles L., and Carlos García-Robledo. "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae." ZooKeys 436 (2014): 1.
• McKenna, Duane D., and Brian D. Farrell. "Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of host plant use in the Neotropical rolled leaf ‘hispine’beetle genus Cephaloleia (Chevrolat)(Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37.1 (2005): 117–131.

External links

• "Cephaloleia immaculata". The Encyclopedia of Life .