Xenochalepus cephalotes

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Xenochalepus cephalotes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Xenochalepus
Species:
X. cephalotes
Binomial name
Xenochalepus cephalotes
(Chapuis, 1877) [1]
Synonyms
  • Odontota cephalotesChapuis, 1877

Xenochalepus cephalotes is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil (Bahia), the British West Indies and Peru.

Biology

The food plant is unknown. [2]

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.