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Cephaloleia trivittata Baly, 1885
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: CassidinaeGenus: Cephaloleia
Media
SUMMARY
ADULT
Head, pronotum, and antennae black; elytra yellow with black sutural and lateral vittae; humerus reddish or yellowish. Head: vertex densely punctate; medial carina present; not depressed between eyes; frons not projecting. Antenna: filiform, cylindrical; antennomere 1 clavate, longer than 11, subequal in length to 3; 2 transverse, short; 3 cylindrical; 4-10 transverse, decreasing in length; 11 pointed at apex; 1-2 punctate, 3-11 setose. Pronotum: subquadrate; disc deeply but moderately punctate; side margined, straight, slightly convergent at extreme apex; apical margin paler; anterior angle produced, subacute; posterior angle rectangular; pronotal length 0.7-0.9 mm (n=10); pronotal width 0.9-1.0 mm. Scutellum: pentagonal; black. Elytron: wider than base of pronotum; elongate; side margined, smooth, straight; apices rounded, slightly sinuate cojointly at sutural angle; moderately convex; slightly flattened on anterior disc; strongly punctate-striate, punctures little impressed; puncture rows obsolete at apex; yellow with three wide black vittae, medial vitta along sutural margin, slightly dilated below scutellum; lateral vittae begin below humeral callus, extend entire length of disc, incurve to join sutural vitta; elytral length 2.8-3.3 mm; elytral width 1.3-1.4 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, metasterna, and abdominal sterna 1-4 yellow and smooth in middle, dark and punctate at sides; abdominal sterna 1-2 fused in middle; sternite 5 totally black; abdominal sterna setose. Leg: yellow except dark apex of femur, base of tibia, and tarsi; tibia with setae on inner apex; femur setose. Total length: 4.1-4.4 mm.