Calyptocephala attenuata explained

Calyptocephala attenuata is a species of tortoise beetle in the genus Calyptocephala.[1]

Description

Calyptocephala attenuata are egg-shaped with the greatest breadth in the middle of the elytra and the rear being more narrow then the front. The elytra are a shiny blood-red color with small dotted lines from front to back. The first two segments of the antennae are red and the other segments are black.[2]

Distribution

This species can be found in South America and Central America.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Calyptocephala attenuata Spaeth, 1919. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210124011658/https://www.gbif.org/species/6271011 . 2021-01-24 . 16 Jan 2021. Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
  2. Web site: Stichel. Hans. 1916. Neue Beiträge zur systematischen Insektenkunde. 16 Jan 2021. Archive.
  3. Borowiec. Lech. Jan 2002. New records of Neotropical Cassidinae, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). 10.1.1.483.7051 .
  4. Web site: Sekerka. Lukáš. 2009. Magisterská diplomová práce Cassidinae of Panama, part 1 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210123000052/https://theses.cz/id/ze70u8/405099 . 2021-01-23 . 15 Jan 2021. theses.

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