Cryptocephalus nanus Fabricius,1801
Rusty yellow body; black elytra; coarse puncture-stripes with glossy interspaces. [Translated from the original German in Suffrian, 1858].
“Pronotum: Light orange to orange or light reddish, sometimes with two vague, lighter, basal, oblique spots. Punctation much reduced, smaller punctures very sparse to absent, larger punctures minute, sparse. Elytra: Dark reddish to black, lateral margin below and behind humerus and epipleuron vaguely reddish to yellowish. With seven rows of regular punctures and a short series behind humerus; punctures as large, dense as usual, finer apically; inner and outer rows distinct at apex, usually clearly meeting. Prosternum: Anterior margin of both sexes produced downward into a short, rather broad lobe. Length: 2.8 to 3.5 mm” (White, 1968: 71-2).
Georgia and Tennessee, eastern United States (Museums Fab., Sturm, Märkel). [Translated from Suffrian, 1858]
USA: FL, GA, AL, TN, KY, AK, MS (White, 1968).