Straneotia cylindroceps

Straneotia cylindroceps, the tube-headed slim arboreal carabid, is a species of beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in Yasuní area of northeastern Ecuador.[1]

Straneotia cylindroceps
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S. cylindroceps
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Straneotia cylindroceps
Erwin & Aldebron, 2018

They are macropterous and capable of flight. Standard body length is 5.22–5.23 mm. Elytra with metallic violaceous. Forebody and head markedly shiny. Antenna moderately long. Pronotum very narrow. Abdomen glabrous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Erwin, Terry; Aldebron, Charlotte (2018). "Neotropical Thoasia Liebke, 1939 and Straneotia Mateu, 1961 of the Cryptobatida group, subtribe Agrina: Taxonomic revisions with notes on their ways of life (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae, Lebiini)". Zootaxa (742): 57–90. doi:10.3897/zookeys.742.22900. PMC 5904565. PMID 29670431. Retrieved 6 April 2018.