Caraguata Bechyné, 1954

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Genus Caraguata Bechyné, 1954

Caraguata Bechyné, 1954: 123 (type species Monocesta sublimbata Baly, 1879 , by original designation).

Remarks

This genus contains 38 described species, occurring from Mexico through much of South America. See Figs 6 and 223 . See Bechyné (1958) for a key including several of the species.

Figures

Figs 1–9. Dorsal views. 1. Monocesta coryli (Say, 1824). 2. Platycesta depressa (Clark, 1865). 3. Austrochorina consularis (Clark, 1865). 4. Coraia subcyanescens (Schaeffer, 1906). 5. Coraia maculicollis Clark, 1865. 6. Caraguata pallida (Jacoby, 1886). 7. Coelomera godmani Jacoby, 1879. 8. Chorina cincta (Clark, 1865). 9. Syphaxia maculata Jacoby, 1899.

Figs 218–223. 218. Socorroita carinipennis (Bowditch, 1923), lateral view showing elytral carina. 219. Socorroita elvira Bechyné, 1956, lateral view showing elytral carina. 220. Diorhabda carinulata (Desbrochers des Loges, 1870), lateral view showing elytral costa. 221. Metrogaleruca sp., lateral view showing elytropleuron. 222. Itaitubana lineatipennis (Jacoby, 1886), lateral view. 223. Caraguata pallida (Jacoby, 1886), lateral view of elytron.