Cephaloleia nitida

Cephaloleia nitida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. nitida
Binomial name
Cephaloleia nitida
Uhmann, 1930

Cephaloleia nitida is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina and Brazil (Santa Catharina, São Paulo).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.3–4.7 mm. Adults are dark metallic blue-black, with the palps and legs reddish-yellow.

References

  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.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.