Cephaloleia presignis is a species of rolled-leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Mexico.
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.
References
Further reading
- ArreguÃÂn-Espinosa, Roberto, BarbarÃÂn ArreguÃÂn, and Carolina González. "Purification and properties of a lipase from Cephaloleia presignis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)." Biotechnology and applied biochemistry 31.3 (2000): 239âÂÂ244.
- Zouari, Nacim, et al. "Scorpion digestive lipase: a member of a new invertebrate's lipase group presenting novel characteristics." Biochimie 89.3 (2007): 403âÂÂ409.
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