Cephaloleia ruficollis Baly, 1858

Naczi, R. F. C. & Staines, C. L., 2011, Noteworthy Records of Hispines from Belize (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Insecta Mundi 2011 (190), pp. 1-6 : 3

Cephaloleia ruficollis Baly [Tribe Cephaloleiini ].

Belize. Orange Walk District: Rio Bravo Conservation Area, La Milpa , VII-17-1996, C. W. and L. O’Brien; (1 specimen, BYUC) . New Country Record.

Cephaloleia ruficollis was previously known from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico ( Staines 1996). Thus the collection cited above is a new country record, though not unexpected from Belize. There is no published information on the biology of this species. The larval host plant is most likely a member of Zingiberales ( Staines 2004) .