Cephaloleia lepida is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Panama.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.7âÂÂ6.9 mm. The head, antennae, pronotum, scutellum and venter are reddish-brown, while the elytron is metallic blue.
Biology
Adults have been collected in rolled leaves of Zingiberaceae species.
References
Further reading
- McKenna, Duane D., and Brian D. Farrell. "Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of host plant use in the Neotropical rolled leaf âÂÂhispineâÂÂbeetle genus Cephaloleia (Chevrolat)(Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37.1 (2005): 117âÂÂ131.
- Staines, Charles L., and Carlos GarcÃÂa-Robledo. "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)." ZooKeys 436 (2014): 1.
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