Cephaloleia triangularis

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

Cephaloleia triangularis is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1][2]

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 5.7–7.1 mm. The head, antennae and scutellum are black, while the pronotum is reddish or yellowish with a black macula on the anterior margin behind the head which varies from semicircular to triangular in shape. The elytron is black with a yellow longitudinal vitta.[3]

References

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  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

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