| Cephaloleia interrupta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. interrupta |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia interrupta García-Robledo & Staines, 2014 | |
Cephaloleia interrupta is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica. [1]
Adults reach a length of about 4.3–4.5 mm. The head and scutellum are black, while the antennae are pitchy-brown. The pronotum and legs are pale yellowish and the elytron is pale yellowish with a short black vitta and an elongate oval black macula behind middle.
Adults have been collected off Costus species.
The species name is derived from Latin interruptum and refers to the interrupted elytral puncture rows at the base. [2]