Diagnosis & identification
Taenidia group. Genae glabrous. Elytra variable width posteriorly; shoulder spot never separated; elytral markings very variable (narrow to almost wholly white in forma albonubila). Aedeagus medianlobus evenly short (Abb.21). Central Palearctic: S Ukraine to W China.
Similar taxa: Resembles *Apterodela*, *Calochroa*, *Calomera*
Etymology
From Greek *kephalḗ* (head) + suffix -ota — "head-bearing" or "head-prominent".
Seasonal activity
Active April–September (peak May–Jul)
Green = active months · Orange = peak. Peak: V-VII
Distribution
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia (Astrakhan, Saratov, Tatarstan, Volgograd), Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan; W China (Xinjiang); ?Mongolia
Countries: AM · AZ · RU · KZ · TJ · UZ · TM · China
Provinces / states: Astrakhan · Saratov · Tatarstan · Volgograd · Xinjiang
External references
GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikipedia