Coronabrotica Moura, 2010

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Genus Coronabrotica Moura, 2010

Coronabrotica Moura, 2010: 27 (type species Coronabrotica amazonensis Moura, 2010 , by original designation).

Remarks

This genus includes a single species, C. amazonensis ( Figs 114 , 178–179 ) from Brazil. For comments about this genus, in conjunction with the Palearctic genus Sermylassa Reitter, 1913 , see our explanation under Potamobrotica , section Cerotomites.

Figures

Figs 109–117. Dorsal views. 109. Parabrotica subtilis (Weise, 1921). 110. Trichobrotica sexplagiata (Jacoby, 1878). 111. Luperosoma marginatum Jacoby, 1891. 112. Carpiradialis pueblensis Niño- Maldonado & Clark, 2020. 113. Deinocladus sp. 114. Coronabrotica amazonensis Moura, 2010 [reproduced from Moura (2010), with permission from the copyright holder, Magnolia Press]. 115. Trachyscelida venezuelensis (Bechyné, 1956). 116. Synetocephalus penrosei Gilbert & Clark, 2012. 117. Geethaluperus flavofemoratus (Jacoby) comb. nov.

Figs 176–179. 176. Platymorpha variegata Jacoby, 1888, anterior portion of body, showing enlarged front tibia and bristly setae on face. 177. P. variegata, anterior portion of body, showing enlarged front tibiae. 178. Coronabrotica amazonensis Moura, 2010, pronotal depression. 179. C. amazonensis, pore in pronotal depression. [Figures 178 and 179 are from Moura (2010), and they are reproduced with permission from the copyright holder, Magnolia Press.]