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Cephaloleia brunnea Staines, 1996
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CassidinaeGenus: Cephaloleia
Media
SUMMARY
Small brown species, pronotum and head slightly darker than elytra. Head: vertex densely punctate; medial sulcus absent; depressed between eyes; frons not projecting. Antenna: antennomere 1 cylindrical, subequal in length to 3; 2 transverse, shorter than 1 or 3; 3 cylindrical; 4-10 transverse, subequal in length; 11 rounded at apex, subequal in length to 1 and 3. Pronotum: slightly convex; deeply punctate; punctures more dense at sides; side margined, canaliculate, straight and parallel for basal ¾'ths then converging; anterior angle produced; posterior angle acute; pronotal length 0.7-0.9 mm (n=4); pronotal width 1.0-1.1 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; punctate. Elytron: sides margined, smooth; apices cojointly rounded; puncture rows moderately impressed; rows converge and unite on apical 1/5; suture darker; elytral length 3.0-3.1 mm; elytral width 1.3-1.4 mm. Venter: dark brown; pro-, meso-, and metasterna smooth in middle, punctate at sides; abdominal sterna 1 and 2 fused in middle; 3-5 setose. Leg: tarsi and apex of tibia paler than rest; femur and tibia punctate. Total length: 4.0-4.1 mm. Immature stages are unknown.