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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).[1]

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 4.3–4.7 mm. Adults are dark metallic blue-black, with the palps and legs reddish-yellow.[2]

References

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  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.