Cephaloleia cylindrica: Brief Summary
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Cephaloleia cylindrica is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae, first found in Panama.
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Elongate; narrow; convex reddish-brown; antennae, eyes, and legs black. Head: vertex smooth, medial sulcus absent; frons not projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches past humerus; slender; antennomeres 1–2 subglobular, short; 3–4 elongate, subequal in length, each 1½x length of 1 and 2 combined; longest; 5–10 elongate, each shorter than 4; 11 subequal to 10, pointed at apex; 1–4 punctate with scattered setae; 5–11 setose. Pronotum: transverse; lateral margin bisinuate, margined; anterior angle pointed, slightly produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin emarginate behind head; disc subconvex; surface impunctate; basal impression absent; pronotal length 1.1 mm; pronotal width 1.1–1.3 mm. Scutellum: triangular; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; shallowly punctate-striate, punctures large; elytral length 3.3–3.6 mm; elytral width 1.7 mm. Venter: pro- and metasterna impunctate; mesosternum impunctate medially, punctate laterally; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete. Leg: slender; femur punctate at base; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 4.7–5.3 mm.
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- Charles L. Staines, Carlos García-Robledo
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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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