Cephaloleia opaca

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Cephaloleia opaca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. opaca
Binomial name
Cephaloleia opaca
Baly, 1858

Cephaloleia opaca is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catharina). [1] Records from Peru and Venezuela seem to be based on misidentifications. [2]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5–6.8 mm. Adults are pale yellow, with the eyes, antennae and pleurae darker and the elytron with the suture behind the middle with an indistinct dark macula.

Biology

The recorded host plants for this species are Calathea ovata and Cephaloleia virginalis . [3]

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)
  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. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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