Cephaloleia presignis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cephaloleia |
| Species: | C. presignis
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| Cephaloleia presignis Staines, 1996
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Cephaloleia presignis is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Mexico.[1]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.4 mm. The head, antennae (except for the yellow basal antennomere) and scutellum are black and the pronotum is yellowish with a dark medial longitudinal macula on the anterior margin. The elytron is black with a yellow vitta.[2]
References
- ^ C. L. Staines (1996). "The genus Cephaloleia (Coleoptera:Chrysomelidae) in Central America and the West Indies". Revista de Biología Tropical. Spec No 3: 3–87. PMID 9161542.
- ^ 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.
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Further reading
- Arreguín-Espinosa, Roberto, Barbarín Arreguín, and Carolina González. "Purification and properties of a lipase from Cephaloleia presignis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)." Biotechnology and applied biochemistry 31.3 (2000): 239–244.
- Zouari, Nacim, et al. "Scorpion digestive lipase: a member of a new invertebrate's lipase group presenting novel characteristics." Biochimie 89.3 (2007): 403–409.