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Morphology. Body elongate, slightly convex. Head: vertex depressed; medial sulcus present. Antennae: 11-segmented; segment I transverse; II subcylindrical, as long as I; III to IV cylindrical, subequal in length, each longer than II; V subcylindrical; VI to X transverse; XI pointed at apex; VII to XI hirsute. Pronotum: longer than wide; highly convex; widest at base; lateral margins bisinuate; basal impression present; tooth present in each anterior angle. Scutellum: quadrate. Elytra: 10 rows of punctures plus scutellar row; humeri slightly produced; margined laterally; apices with slight lamina; 4 well produced costae on each elytron, costa 4 may be obsolete in middle. Venter: with 5 visible abdominal sterna. Legs: short robust; anterior pair not prolonged.
Species known from La Selva:
Acentroptera strandi Uhmann
Page authors:
C. L. Staines, 3302 Decker Place, Edgewater MD 21037. Staines.Charles@NMNH.SI.EDU
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu