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Image of <i>Cephaloleia lenticula</i> Staines 2014
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Cephaloleia lenticula Staines 2014

Description

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Small; elongate; subdepressed; castaneous, antennomeres 4–10 darker, 11 dark basally and pale apically. Head: vertex irregularly punctate, medial sulcus absent; keel present between antennal bases; frons punctate, not projecting; not depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches to humerus; slender; antennomere 1 subglobose, shorter than 2; 2 expanding apically; 3–4 cylindrical, elongate, subequal in length, each nearly as long as 1 and 2 combined; 5–10 elongate, subequal in length, each ¾ length of 4; 11 longer than 10, pointed at apex; 1–3 punctate with scattered setae; 4–11 setose. Pronotum: transverse; lateral margin straight basally then rounding to anterior angle, with lenticular swelling anteriorly, margined; anterior angle rounded, slightly produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin weakly emarginate behind head; disc subconvex; disc micropunctate, scattered larger punctures present laterally; basal impression absent; pronotal length 1.4 mm; pronotal width 1.0 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; punctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, margined; apex obliquely rounded, smooth; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, not produced; slightly constricted behind humerus; shallowly punctate-striate, rows converge and unite apically; elytral length 2.9 mm; elytral width 1.6 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna punctate; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete. Leg: slender; coxae coarsely punctate; trochanter, femur, and tibia punctate, each puncture with pale seta; tibia with fringe of setae on inner apical margin. Total length: 3.9 mm.
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Charles L. Staines, Carlos García-Robledo
bibliographic citation
Staines C, García-Robledo C (2014) The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) ZooKeys 436: 1–355
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Charles L. Staines
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Carlos García-Robledo
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Distribution

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Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname.
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Charles L. Staines, Carlos García-Robledo
bibliographic citation
Staines C, García-Robledo C (2014) The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae) ZooKeys 436: 1–355
author
Charles L. Staines
author
Carlos García-Robledo
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