Cephaloleia crenulata
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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. crenulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia crenulata Staines, 2014
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Cephaloleia crenulata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.9 mm. Adults are yellowish-brown, with antennomere 1 yellowish-brown, 2–10 darker and 11 dark basally and paler apically.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin crenulatum (meaning minutely emarginate) and refers to the finely emarginate lateral margin of the pronotum.[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.