Omophoita sericella Bechyné, 1955a: 2

Begha, Bruno Piotrovski, Anjos, Camila Alves Dos, Santos, Mateus Henrique & Prado, Laura Rocha, 2023, Checklist of Omophoita Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Alticini) and diagnoses for some species from southern Brazil: notes on the taxonomic history, redescriptions and new records, Zootaxa 5357 (3), pp. 375-397 : 382

Omophoita sericella Bechyné, 1955a: 2 , Figs. 2–11

Distr.: Brazil — Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro.

Refs.: Bechyné 1956a: 1038; Seeno et al. 1976: 32 ( Homophoeta ); Duckett & Kjer 2000: 122; Bechyné & Bechyné 1971: 298.

Figures

FIGURES 1–2. Generalized external morphology of Omophoita. (1) Dorsal view. (2) Ventral view. (SCP), scape; (ACL), antennal callus; (EYE), eye; (VRT), vertex; (FRI), inflated frons; (LAB), labrum; (PRN), pronotum; (HPC), hypomeral callus; (PRP), prosternal process; (SCT), scutellum; (ELT), elytra; (EPL), epipleura; (MST), mesothorax; (MTT), metathorax; (MTF), metafemur; (MTI), metatibia; (RAM), apical escavation of the metatibia; (MTS), metatibial spur; (MTA), metatarsos; (CLW), claws; (VAS), visible abdominal sclerites (sternite).

FIGURES 3–4. Generalized morphology of male median lobe and female tignum of Omophoita, indicating structures relevant for the systematic discussion. (3) Median lobe, dorsal view. (4) Tignum, dorsal view. (VNS), ventral sclerite; (PDM), projections of the dorsal median process; (LDS), lateral dorsal sclerite; (DMP), dorsal median process; (ODP), oblique dorsal process; (APH), apical hood; (BSH), basal hooks; (FRM), basal foramen; (DPT), distal portion of the tignum; (HDL), hood-like structure; (VLP), vaginal palpus; (BPT), basal portion of the tignum.

FIGURES 5–11. Dorsal view of the observed Omophoita species from southern Brazil. (5) O. communis (male). (6) O. equestris (female) (7) O. sesquilunata (male). (8) O. magniguttis (female). (9) O. octoguttata (female). (10) O. personata (male). (11) O. sexnotata (male).