Cephaloleia calathae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. calathae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia calathae García-Robledo & Staines, 2014
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Cephaloleia calathae is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7–8.4 mm. Adults are reddish-brown, with the venter and legs paler and the antennae (except the basal two antennomeres) and eyes black.
Biology
Adults have been collected off Calathea crotalifera and Cephaloleia guzmanioides.
Etymology
The species is named for the genus of the host plant.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.