Scelolyperus Crotch, 1874

Viswajyothi, Keezhpattillam & Clark, Shawn M., 2022, New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 842, pp. 1-102 : 33-34

Genus Scelolyperus Crotch, 1874

Scelolyperus Crotch, 1874: 79 (type species Scelolyperus tejonicus Crotch, 1874 , by monotypy). Eugalera Brancsik, 1899: 103 (type species Eugalera reitteri Brancsik, 1899 , by monotypy). Tuomuria Chen & Jiang in Huang et al. 1985: 107 (type species Tuomuria tibialis Chen & Jiang, 1985 ,

by original designation).

Remarks

This genus occurs from Canada to Mexico, as well as in the Palearctic Region. In the New World , there are 28 described species. See Figs 130 , 149 , and 175 for a habitus illustration and morphological details. See Clark (1996) for a key to most of the North American species. Only one New World species has been described subsequent to that publication (Gilbert & Andrews 1999). The Palearctic species were revised by Bezděk (2015).

Figures

Figs 127–135. Dorsal views. 127. Scelida nigricornis (Jacoby, 1888). 128. Androlyperus incisus Schaeffer, 1906. 129. Inbioluperus flowersi Clark, 1993. 130. Scelolyperus cyanellus (LeConte, 1865). 131. Lygistus streptophallus Wilcox, 1965. 132. Phyllobrotica limbata (Fabricius, 1801). 133. Microscelida viridipennis Clark, 1998. 134. Phyllobrotica sororia Horn, 1896. 135. Scelidacne andrewi Clark, 1998.

Figs 144–152. 144. Syphaxia maculata Jacoby, 1899, simple claws. 145. Pyesexora sp., appendiculate claws. 146. Monocesta coryli (Say, 1824), bifid claws. 147. Diorhabda carinulata (Desbrochers des Loges, 1870), bifid claws. 148. Pyesexora sp., basal spur of aedeagus present.149. Scelolyperus cyanellus (LeConte, 1865), basal spur of aedeagus absent. 150. Galeruca costatissima Blake, 1945, closed procoxal cavities. 151. Erynephala puncticollis (Say, 1824), open procoxal cavities. 152. Platycesta depressa (Viswajyothi & Clark, 2021), open procoxal cavities.