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Cephaloleia nigricornis (Fabricius, 1792)
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CassidinaeGenus: Cephaloleia
SUMMARY
ADULT
Reddish-brown. Head: vertex impunctate, not depressed between eyes; medial sulcus present; frons not projecting. Antenna: antennomeres 1-3 reddish-brown; 4-11 darker; 1 cylindrical, thickened, punctate; 2 transverse; 3 cylindrical, ¾'ths length of 1; 4-10 transverse, subequal in length; 11 pointed at apex; 4-11 setose. Pronotum: slightly arched; sparsely and irregularly punctate; side margined, straight for basal ¾'ths, then rounded and convergent; anterior angle rounded, produced; posterior angle rectangular; pronotal length 1.1-1.3 mm (n=5); pronotal width 1.7-1.9 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal, smooth. Elytron: side margined, smooth; punctures little impressed; apices cojointly rounded; humerus almost impuncate; puncture rows confused at apex; elytral length 4.1-4.9 mm; elytral width 2.1-2.4 mm. Venter: prosternum smooth in middle, rugose at sides; meso- and metasterna entirely smooth; abdominal sterna 1 and 2 fused in middle; 3-5 setose. Leg: tibia dentate at apex, setae on inner apex. Total length: 5.6-6.4 mm.