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Cephaloleia perplexa Baly, 1885
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CassidinaeGenus: Cephaloleia
SUMMARY
ADULT
Reddish-brown. Head: vertex sparsely punctate; faint medial carina; not depressed between eyes; frons not projecting. Antenna: more than ½ body length; antennomere 1 elongate, punctate; 2 cylindrical, shorter than 1, subequal in length to 3; female with 3 triangular, male with 3 cylindrical; 4-10 transverse, subequal in length, with setae; 11 rounded at apex, subequal in length to 1. Pronotum: wider than long; flattened; punctate; center of disc impunctate; sides margined, canaliculate, straight, rounded at apex, male parallel-sided, female convergent; anterior angle slightly produced, obtuse; pronotal length 1.1-1.3 mm (n=4); pronotal width 1.4-1.9 mm. Scutellum: elongate, triangular. Elytron: side margined, smooth; apices cojointly rounded; puncture rows moderately impressed; rows converge and unite on apical 1/5; at base puncture rows sparse and slightly confused; elytral length 3.7-4.7 mm; elytral width 2.0-2.6 mm. Venter: reddish-brown; abdominal sterna 1 and 2 fused in middle; 3-5 setose. Total length: 5.1-6.3 mm.