.div_menu {
	float: left;
	height:23px;
	display: table;
}

.menu {
	float: left;
	border:none;
	margin:0 0 0 0;
}


.menu li {
	display:inline;	
	list-style: none;
	position: relative;
	margin: 0px 0 0 5px;
	width:227px;
	height:46px;
	background:url(../../../../site/arquivos/img/li.png) no-repeat;
}

.menu li a, .menu li{
	font-family:Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;
	font-size:16px;
	color: #FFFFFF;
	font-weight:normal;
	float:left;
	text-align:left;
	padding: 11px 0 0 0;
	text-align:center;	
}

.menu li:hover{
	color: #900;
}


/* Aqui define quando passar o mouse no menu abre o submenu ( sintaxe com > significa)*/
.menu li:hover > .submenu{
	display: block;
}

.menu li .submenu {
	display: none;
	position: absolute;
	left: 8px;
	top: 100%;
	background-color:#FFFFFF;
}


.menu li .submenu li{
	font-size:12px;	
	float: none;	
	display:block;
	border-bottom:1px solid #e7e7e7;
	text-decoration:none;
}

.menu li .submenu li a {
	float: right;	
	text-decoration:none;
}

.menu li .submenu li:hover{
	color:#666666;
}

<!-- esquema de cores e layout dos itens do submenu -->
.submenu li a:hover{
	background-image:none;
	font-size:14px;
	background-color:#CCC;
	height:10px;
}

.submenu li a{
	background-image:none;
	font-size:14px;
	height:10px;
}