Larval morphology, development, and notes on the natural history of Cephaloleia "rolled-leaf" beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2610, 2010, Pages 50-68

  García Robledo, Carlos ^a   Horvitz, Carol C ^a   Staines, Charles L ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannaceae; Cephaloleia; Costaceae; Heliconiaceae; Larval development; Life cycle; Marantaceae; Sexual dimorphism; Zingiberaceae; Zingiberales

Indexed keywords

CANNACEAE; CASSIDINAE; CEPHALOLEIA; CEPHALOLEIA BELTI; CEPHALOLEIA CHEVROLAT; CEPHALOLEIA DILATICOLLIS; CEPHALOLEIA DORSALIS; CEPHALOLEIA PLACIDA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COSTACEAE; HELICONIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MARANTACEAE; PYGIDIUM; ZINGIBERACEAE; ZINGIBERALES;

EID: 77956607950     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2610.1.3     Document Type: Article

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