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
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Adephaga
Family:
Carabidae
Genus:
Straneotia
Species:
S. cylindroceps
Binomial name
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
  1. "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. 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.


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