Cephaloleia diplothemium

Cephaloleia diplothemium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Cephaloleia
Species:	C. diplothemium
Binomial name
	Cephaloleia diplothemium; Uhmann, 1951

Cephaloleia diplothemium is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Brazil (Bahia, Goiás, Matto Grosso, Minas Gerais).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3–3.5 mm. The head and pronotum are black with a weak metallic sheen, while the elytron is metallic-green. The mouthparts and antennae are brownish and the legs and sides of the abdomen are pitch-brown.

Biology

The recorded host plant is Diplothemium caudescens.

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.

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[1] 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.

[2] 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.