Cephaloleia stenosoma

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Cephaloleia stenosoma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. stenosoma
Binomial name
Cephaloleia stenosoma
Baly, 1885
Synonyms
  • Cephalolia stenosoma biolleyiPic, 1926

Cephaloleia stenosoma is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama. [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.8–7.8 mm. The head, antennae and scutellum are black, while the pronotum is reddish-yellow, often with variable black markings. The elytron varies from entirely reddish-yellow, to variable black markings, to entirely black.

Biology

Adults have been collected from Heliconia imbricata , Heliconia latispatha , Heliconia trichocarpa , Heliconia wilsonii , Calathea crotalifera and Musa velutina . [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.
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