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Cephaloleia grayei Baly, 1858
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CassidinaeGenus: Cephaloleia
Media
SUMMARY
ADULT
Elongate; depressed; dorsum shining; head, pronotum, and apical ½ of elytra black, scutellum black; venter yellowish. Head: punctate; depressed between eyes. Antenna: ½ body length; antennomere 1 clavate, slightly incrassate, longer than 2; 2 thicker than 3; 3-5 subequal in length, each longer than 2; 6-10 subequal in length, shorter than 5; 11 longer than 10, pointed at apex. Pronotum: transverse-quadrate; lateral margin sinuate basally, rounded apically, slightly canaliculate; anterior angle obtuse, not produced; posterior angle acute; anterior margin nearly straight; convex; base transversely depressed in middle; sparsely punctate, more dense basally. Scutellum: broadly pentagonal; smooth; impunctate. Elytron: basal margin oblique; humerus rounded; lateral margin straight, narrowly margined; apex rounded, conjointly emarginate at suture, sutural angle acute; slightly constricted behind humerus; punctures moderately impressed. Venter: last abdominal sternite sinuate on each side in female. Total length: 6.2 mm.