Microbrotica Jacoby, 1887

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Genus Microbrotica Jacoby, 1887

Microbrotica Jacoby, 1887: 569 (type species Microbrotica subglabrata Jacoby, 1887 , by monotypy).

Remarks

Smith & Lawrence (1967) “tentatively” assigned this genus to the tribe Metacyclini . However, we find very little similarity with other metacylines. We here transfer the genus to the section Diabroticites ( Luperini : Diabroticina ), new taxonomic placement. This genus contains a single described species, M. subglabrata , which occurs in Panama ( Fig. 72 ).

Figures

Figs 64–72. Dorsal views. 64. Pyesia laticornis (Germar, 1823). 65. Chthoneis marginicollis Jacoby, 1881. 66. Cochabamba chrysopleura (Harold, 1875). 67. Diabrotica undecimpunctata Mannerheim, 1843. 68. Zischkaita sp. 69. Uaupesia sp. 70. Paranapiacaba fuscomarginata (Jacoby, 1878). 71. Paranapiacaba dorsoplagiata (Jacoby, 1837). 72. Microbrotica subglabrata Jacoby, 1887.