Biology:Calyptocephala attenuata
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Short description: Species of tortoise beetles
| Calyptocephala attenuata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Calyptocephala |
| Species: | C. attenuata
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| Binomial name | |
| Calyptocephala attenuata Spaeth, 1919
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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
- ↑ "Calyptocephala attenuata Spaeth, 1919". https://www.gbif.org/species/6271011.
- ↑ Stichel, Hans (1916). "Neue Beiträge zur systematischen Insektenkunde". https://archive.org/details/neuebeitragezurs1161unse/page/n3/mode/2up.
- ↑ Borowiec, Lech (Jan 2002). "New records of Neotropical Cassidinae, with description of three new species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.483.7051.
- ↑ Sekerka, Lukáš (2009). "Magisterská diplomová práce Cassidinae of Panama, part 1 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". https://theses.cz/id/ze70u8/405099.
Wikidata ☰ Q2101121 entry
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