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Cephaloleia brevis

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionNov 7, 2025
Entity authorityQ18395550 ↗
Source-derived summary

Cephaloleia brevis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in French Guiana.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4 mm. They have a black head, while antennomeres 1–2 are reddish-brown, 3–10 are black and 11 is black basally and pale apically. The pronotum is black with pale lateral margins. The elytron is castaneous and the legs are yellowish-brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin brevis (meaning short or narrow) and refers to the short, stubby appearance of this species.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Cephaloleia brevis” as species of insect. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current 87-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Cephaloleia, brevis and species can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the science & nature register because the source frames it as species of insect. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 7, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q18395550. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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This entry incorporates text from “Cephaloleia brevis” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.