Masurius Jacoby, 1888

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Genus Masurius Jacoby, 1888

Masurius Jacoby, 1888: 614 (type species Masurius bifasciatus Jacoby, 1888 , by subsequent designation of Wilcox 1971).

Remarks

Wilcox (1971) listed only one species for this genus from Panama. However, see the comments below, regarding the genus Zepherina Bechyné, 1958 . See Figs 57 and 185 for illustrations of specimens possessing the characters Masurius , but differing in color from the type species.

Figures

Figs 55–63. Dorsal views. 55. Zepherina variegata (Weise, 1921). 56. Exora olivacea (Fabricius, 1801). 57. Masurius sp. 58. Elyces? quadrimaculatus Jacoby, 1888. 59. Byblitea jansoni (Jacoby, 1878). 60. Sonyadora quadripustulata (Bowditch, 1925). 61. Malacorhinus foveipennis (Jacoby, 1879). 62. Trigonexora diversemaculata (Bechyné, 1956). 63. Pyesexora sp.

Figs 183–188. Pronotal shapes, dorsal views. 183. Socorroita carinipennis (Bowditch, 1923). 184. Socorroita elvira Bechyné, 1956. 185. Masurius sp. 186. Dircema?nigripenne (Fabricius, 1792). 187. Malacorhinus foveipennis (Jacoby, 1879). 188. Ophraea rugosa Jacoby, 1886.