Cephaloleia renei is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador.
Description Adults reach a length of about 7.6–9.5 mm. The have a yellow body and the elytron has two black spots. Furthermore, the apical one-fifth of the elytron is yellow and the lateral margins are entirely yellow.
Biology The recorded food plant is Calathea variegata.
Etymology The species is named for René Fouquè, a friend of the author and an entomologist who was a specialist on the tenebrionid tribe Stenosini.Taxonomic changes within Imatidiini and Hybosispini (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)
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