Aristobrotica Bechyné, 1956

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Genus Aristobrotica Bechyné, 1956

Aristobrotica Bechyné, 1956a: 285 (type species Galeruca decemguttata Olivier, 1808 , by original designation).

Remarks

This genus contains 17 described species ( Moura 2011). They occur in Panama and much of South America. See Figs 91 and 205 .

Figures

Figs 91–99. Dorsal views. 91. Aristobrotica allardi (Jacoby, 1887). 92. Hyperbrotica ebraea (Fabricius, 1787). 93. Hystiopsis beniensis Blake, 1966. 94. Metrobrotica geometrica (Erichson, 1847). 95. Rachicephala vittatipennis (Jacoby, 1887). 96. Neobrotica variabilis Jacoby, 1887. 97. Cerotoma arcuata (Olivier, 1791). 98. Potamobrotica trifasciata Blake, 1966, holotype. 99. Eucerotoma sp.

Figs 201–207. 201. Cornuventer tuberculatus (Blake, 1942) comb. nov., abdomen, ventral view, showing paired abdominal appendages. 202. Leptonesiotes cyanospila (Suffrian, 1867), posterior portion of body, ventral view, showing enlarged hind femur and preapically notched middle tibia. 203. Keitheatus blakeae (White, 1944), ventral view showing flattened hind basitarsi. 204. Brucita sp., distal portion of male front leg, showing small tubercle at base of basitarsus. 205. Aristobrotica?belemea (Gahan, 1891), middle leg of male, showing clasping organ. 206. Carpiradialis pueblensis Niño-Maldonado & Clark, 2020, hind leg of male, showing modified distal portion of tibia. 207. Prathapanius fortis Viswajyothi & Clark, 2020, anterior portion of body, lateral view, showing enlarged forefemur and spine on front trochanter.