Cephaloleia scitulus

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

Cephaloleia scitulus is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Panama. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.4–6.9 mm. The head, pronotum (except for the pale anterior and lateral margins), scutellum and antennae are black and the elytron is yellow with a black sutural vitta. ^[3]

References

1. C. L. Staines (1996). "The genus Cephaloleia (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) in Central America and the West Indies". Revista de Biología Tropical . 3: 3–87. PMID   9161542.
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.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

Further reading

• Staines, Charles L., and Carlos García-Robledo. "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)." ZooKeys 436 (2014): 1.

External links

• "Cephaloleia scitulus". The Encyclopedia of Life .