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Cephaloleia facetus

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Cephaloleia facetus is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, first found in Panama.[1]

References

  1. ^ C. L. Staines (1996). "The genus Cephaloleia (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) in Central America and the West Indies". Revista de Biología Tropical. Spec No 3: 3–87. PMID 9161542.
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Cephaloleia facetus: Brief Summary

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Cephaloleia facetus is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, first found in Panama.

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Description

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Small; elongate; flattened; head, pronotum, venter, and legs reddish-brown; elytra, antennae, and eyes dark. Head: vertex sparsely punctate, with faint medial carina; frons not projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; slender; antennomeres 1–2 short, cylindrical, subequal in length; 3 elongate, cylindrical, as long as 1 and 2 combined; 4–10 transverse, subequal in length, each longer than 2; 11 2× length of 10, rounded at apex; 1–2 punctate with scattered setae; 3–11 setose. Pronotum: subquadrate; lateral margin curved, margined; anterior angle rounded, not produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin straight; basal margin broadly, shallowly emarginate laterally; disc flattened, impunctate with faint longitudinal medial sulcus; surface punctate laterally; basal impression absent; pronotal length 0.7 mm; pronotal width 0.7–0.9 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin sinuate, smooth, margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus angulate, slightly produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; basal margin produced, which fits into pronotal notch; shallowly punctate-striate, rows converge and unite at apex; elytral length 2.4–2.7 mm; elytral width 1.1–1.4 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna impunctate medially, punctate laterally; abdominal sterna sparsely punctate, each puncture with seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete. Leg: slender; sparsely punctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 3.3–3.7 mm.
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Staines C, García-Robledo C (2014) The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) ZooKeys 436: 1–355
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Distribution

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Panama.
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Staines C, García-Robledo C (2014) The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) ZooKeys 436: 1–355
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