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Cephaloleia striata Weise, 1910
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CassidinaeGenus: Cephaloleia
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SUMMARY
ADULT
Oblong; depressed; shining; reddish-brown with apical four antennomeres darker (except apex of antennomere 11). Head: weakly depressed between eyes; medial carina present; vertex sparsely punctate; frons with medial carina. Antenna: robust; reach to humerus; antennomeres cylindrical; 1 large, elongate, longer than 2 & 3 combined; 2-10 transverse, subequal in length; 11 pointed at apex; 1-2 punctate with scattered setae; 3-11 setose. Pronotum: transverse; lateral margin slightly recurved, straight and divergent for basal ½, then rounded and convergent; anterior angle rounded, not produced; posterior angle acute; disc slightly convex, with slight basal impression present medially; sparsely punctate, sides more densely punctate with large punctures; pronotal length 1.6 mm; pronotal width 2.6 mm. Scutellum: triangular; smooth. Elytra: lateral and apical margins smooth; sutural angle without tooth; punctures deeply impressed; humerus rounded; constricted behind humerus; interval 4 carinate at base; punctate-striate; elytral rows 5 & 6 unite and become obsolete on apical 1/5; elytral length 6.1 mm; elytral width 3.1 mm. Venter: pro-, meso- and metasterna punctate laterally; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with white seta; last abdominal sternite rounded. Total length: 7.7-8.1 mm. Humeral width 3.5 mm.