Cephaloleia lojaensis Pic 1931

Elongate; subparallel; subdepressed; shining; yellowish-red; eyes and antennae black. Head: vertex sparsely, irregularly punctate, medial sulcus absent; frons not projecting; slightly depressed between eyes. Antenna: reaches beyond humerus; robust; antennomere 1 incrassate, longest; 2, 4–10 transverse, subequal in length, each ½ length of 1; 3 cylindrical, elongate, longer than 2, ¾ length 1; 11 2× 10, rounded at apex; 1–2 punctate with scattered setae; 3–11 setose. Pronotum: quadrate; lateral margin straight for basal 4/5 then rounding to anterior angle, canaliculate; anterior angle rounded, prominent; posterior angle acute; anterior margin emarginate behind head; disc flattened; surface irregularly punctate, punctures widely separated; transverse basal impression present medially; pronotal length 1.4–1.5 mm; pronotal width 1.9–2.0 mm. Scutellum: elongate triangular; impunctate. Elytron: lateral margin straight, smooth, moderately margined; apex rounded; sutural angle without tooth; humerus rounded, slightly projecting; slightly constricted behind humerus; shallowly punctate-striate, punctures confused apically; elytral length 5.0–5.1 mm; elytral width 2.2–2.3 mm. Venter: pro-, meso-, and metasterna impunctate; abdominal sterna punctate, each puncture with pale seta; suture between sterna 1 and 2 complete; last sternite with apical margin truncate medially in male. Leg: robust, sparsely punctate; tibia with fringe of setae on inner margin of apex. Total length: 6.9–7.0 mm.

Ecuador.