Physonota Boheman.

López-Pérez, Sara, Rodríguez-Mirón, Geovanni M. & Chaboo, Caroline S., 2021, Morphology of the pupae of Physonota humilis Boheman and Physonota stigmatilis Boheman (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Ischyrosonychini), Zootaxa 5027 (1), pp. 107-119 : 112-113

Key to pupae of five species of Physonota Boheman.

1. Abdominal segments with lateral scoli..................................................................... 2

- Abdominal segments without lateral scoli ( Fig. 5a )........................................... P. humilis Boheman

2. First five abdominal segments each with a long lateral scoli, the first four lateral scoli at least as long as the abdominal segment............................................................................................... 3

- First five abdominal segments with short lateral scoli, each at most half-length of abdominal segment ( Fig. 2a )............................................................................................. P. helianthi (Randall) 3. Apex of lateral projection of first abdominal segment directed anteriorly......................................... 4

- Apex of projection of first abdominal segment directed posteriorly ( Fig. 2b )...................... P. unipunctata (Say)

4. Pronotum subtriangular ( Fig. 2c )........................................................ P. alutacea Boheman

- Pronotum semicircular ( Fig. 6a )....................................................... P. stigmatilis Boheman

Figures

FIGURE 2. Pupae of three species of Physonota, a) P. helianthi (Randall), b) P. unipunctata (Say), and c) P. alutacea Boheman. Figures from Sanderson (1948).

FIGURE 5. Physonota humilis Boheman, Guerrero, Mexico: a) adult in dorsal view, b) pupa in dorsal view, c) pupa in ventral view.

FIGURE 6. Physonota stigmatilis Boheman, Chiapas, Mexico: a) adult in dorsal view, b) pupa in dorsal view, c) pupa in ventral view.