Cephaloleia weisei

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.6–4.1 mm. The head, antennomeres 1–2, pronotum and basal half of the elytron are yellowish, while the eyes, antennal antennomeres 3–11 and apical half of the elytron are black. The venter and legs are reddish-yellow. ^[3]

References

1. C. L. Staines (1996). "The genus Cephaloleia (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) in Central America and the West Indies". Revista de Biología Tropical . Spec No 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 weisei". The Encyclopedia of Life .