Cephaloleia steinhauseni

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Cephaloleia steinhauseni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. steinhauseni
Binomial name
Cephaloleia steinhauseni
Uhmann, 1961
Synonyms
  • Cephaloleia steinhauseni musaeUhmann, 1961

Cephaloleia steinhauseni is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Rondonia) and Colombia. [1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3–3.5 mm. Adults are reddish-yellow, with the antennae (except for the basal antennomere) black. The elytron is bluish except for the reddish-yellow lateral margin. [2]

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. 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.