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Cephaloleia aeneipennis Baly, 1858
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CassidinaeGenus: Cephaloleia
Media
SUMMARY
ADULT
Elongate; depressed; black; shining; small. Head: vertex with faint medial sulcus, alutaceous; frons smooth; keel present between antennal bases. Antenna: more than ½ body length; antennomere 1 subglobose, shorter than 2; 2-3 cylindrical, subequal in length; 4-5 subequal in length, cylindrical; 6-10 subequal in length, cylindrical; 11 pointed at apex; 1 smooth; 2 with scattered punctures; 3-11 setose. Pronotum: transverse; lateral margin straight for basal 4/5 then rounded to apical angles, broadly margined; anterior angle with small acute tooth; convex; surface alutaceous with scattered punctures; basal impression absent. Scutellum: triangular; punctate. Elytron: slightly expanded apically; lateral and apical margins smooth; lateral margin slightly constricted behind humerus; sutural angle with small tooth; convex; humerus rounded; puncture rows lightly impressed; punctures near suture indistinct. Venter: last abdominal sternite truncate, slightly sinuate on either side in female. Total length: 4.5 mm.