Cephaloleia kolbei

Cephaloleia kolbei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Cephaloleia
Species:	C. kolbei
Binomial name
	Cephaloleia kolbei; Weise, 1910

Last updated October 20, 2025

Cephaloleia kolbei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is restricted to the Pacific versant of the Cordillera Occidental in Colombia.^[1] Records from other locations (such as Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia), Ecuador and Peru)^[2] are based on misidentifications.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.7–10.2 mm. Adults are reddish, the elytron with a dark macula near the scutellum, a second at the humerus and a third near the apex.^[3]

References

↑ Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
↑ 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.
↑ 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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[1] Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

[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.

[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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