Cephaloleia Explained

Cephaloleia is a genus of beetle in the subfamily Cassidinae of family Chrysomelidae. It is endemic to the Neotropical realm.^[1]

Species

As of 2014, there are 214 species described in the genus, including the following:

• Cephaloleia amblys
• Cephaloleia brunnea
• Cephaloleia cyanea
• Cephaloleia cylindrica
• Cephaloleia delectabilis
• Cephaloleia erugatus
• Cephaloleia eumorpha
• Cephaloleia facetus
• Cephaloleia formosus
• Cephaloleia immaculata
• Cephaloleia lepida
• Cephaloleia presignis
• Cephaloleia rubra
• Cephaloleia scitulus
• Cephaloleia splendida
• Cephaloleia triangularis
• Cephaloleia uhmanni
• Cephaloleia varabilis
• Cephaloleia viltata
• Cephaloleia weisei

Notes and References

1. Staines. Charles L.. García-Robledo. Carlos. 2014-08-22. The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae). ZooKeys. 436. 1–355. 10.3897/zookeys.436.5766. 1313-2989. 4155720. 25197208. free.