Cephaloleia splendida is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.9âÂÂ4.3 mm. Adults are shining black (except for the yellow elytral lateral margins). The pronotum is reddish-yellow except for a black rectangular black macula from the anterior margin to the disc behind the head.
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Further reading
- Staines, Charles L., and Carlos GarcÃÂa-Robledo. "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)." ZooKeys 436 (2014): 1.
- 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.
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