Cephaloleia lepida Staines 1996

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

Elongate; subparallel; subconvex; head, antennae, pronotum, scutellum, and venter reddish-brown; elytra metallic blue. Head: vertex punctate, medial carina present; frons not projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; slender; antennomere 1 robust, elongate; 2 transverse; 3 elongate, subequal in length to 1; 4–10 transverse, decreasing in length; 11 rounded at apex, subequal in length to 3; 1–2 punctate with scattered setae; 3–11 setose. Pronotum: transverse; lateral margin straight for basal ¾ then rounding to anterior angle, canaliculate; anterior angle rounded, slightly produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin emarginate behind head; disc flattened; surface sparsely, irregularly punctate; basal impression absent; pronotal length 1.3–1.4 mm; pronotal width 1.7–2.0 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal, impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, slightly produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; declivity beginning just behind humerus at puncture row 7 edged with faint carina; subconvex; moderately punctate-striate, rows converge and unite apically; row 10 removed from margin; elytral length 4.1–5.1 mm; elytral width 2.3–2.7 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna impunctate medially, punctate laterally; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete; last sternite with apical margin sinuate medially in male. Leg: femora robust, sparsely punctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 5.7–6.9 mm.

Panama.