Dircema Clark, 1865

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Genus Dircema Clark, 1865

Dircema Clark, 1865: 262 (type species Galleruca nigripennis Fabricius, 1792 , by subsequent designation of Dallas 1866).

Remarks

This genus includes 25 described species, all from South America. See Figs 10 and 186 for a habitus illustration and morphological details. See Bechyné (1951) for a key that includes most of the species.

Figures

Figs 10–18.Dorsal views. 10. Dircema?nigripenne (Fabricius, 1792).11. Neophaestussp.12. Derospidea brevicollis (LeConte, 1865). 13. Dicoelotrachelus sp. 14. Megarhabda sp. 15. Trirhabda nitidicollis LeConte, 1865. 16. Socorroita carinipennis (Bowditch, 1923). 17. Socorroita elvira Bechyné, 1956. 18. Miraces aeneipennis Jacoby, 1888.

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.