Genus Physoderes Westwood

Physoderes Westwood 1846: 67; Kirkaldy 1900: 241; Miller 1954: 82; Maldonado-Capriles 1990: 379. Epirodera Westwood 1847: 247; Stål 1874: 66; Distant 1904: 247. Synonymized by Kirkaldy 1900: 241.

Type species. Epirodera notata Westwood = Physoderes notata (Westwood) .

Diagnosis. Body ovate. Head constricted behind eyes; anteocular portion distinctly longer than postocular portion. Antennae short, inserted laterally, far from eyes; first antennal segment not surpassing apex of head; second visible labial segment longest. Pronotum constricted at or behind middle; anterior lobe broader or narrower than, or equal to posterior lobe, posterior angles semicircular, prominent backward. Scutellum with apex laterally produced. Fore femora incrassated, with tubers beneath; spongy furrow absent.

Distribution. Oriental Region (36 species), New Guinea (2 species), and Madagascar (1 species).