Biology:Calyptocephala attenuata

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Calyptocephala attenuata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Calyptocephala
Species:
C. attenuata
Binomial name
Calyptocephala attenuata
Spaeth, 1919

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]

References

  1. "Calyptocephala attenuata Spaeth, 1919". https://www.gbif.org/species/6271011. 
  2. Stichel, Hans (1916). "Neue Beiträge zur systematischen Insektenkunde". https://archive.org/details/neuebeitragezurs1161unse/page/n3/mode/2up. 
  3. Borowiec, Lech (Jan 2002). "New records of Neotropical Cassidinae, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.483.7051.
  4. Sekerka, Lukáš (2009). "Magisterská diplomová práce Cassidinae of Panama, part 1 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". https://theses.cz/id/ze70u8/405099. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2101121 entry