Cephaloleia lenticula

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Cephaloleia lenticula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cephaloleia
Species:
C. lenticula
Binomial name
Cephaloleia lenticula
Staines, 2014

Cephaloleia lenticula is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru and Suriname. [1]

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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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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