Cephaloleia lenticula
| Cephaloleia lenticula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. lenticula
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| Binomial name | |
| Cephaloleia lenticula Staines, 2014
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Cephaloleia lenticula is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru and Suriname.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.9 mm. Adults are castaneous, with antennomeres 4–10 darker and 11 dark basally and pale apically.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin lenticula (meaning lens) and refers to the lens-shaped swelling on the lateral margin of the pronotum.[2]
References
- ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Imatidiini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
- ^ Staines, Charles L.; García-Robledo, Carlos (22 August 2014). "The genus Cephaloleia Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae)". ZooKeys. 436. Pensoft: 1–355. Retrieved September 4, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.