Sounama Distant, 1907

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Sounama Distant

Sounama Distant, 1908: 105 . Type species: Sounama imprimis Distant, 1908 , by original designation.

Remarks. This genus is poorly de®ned at present. In its original description, Distant (1908) noted its sulcate postclypeus (®gures 95, 96) which is present in most Rhinaulacini and also in some other tribes (see Introduction). Distant also made special mention of the medial longitudinal carina on the vertex, a feature which is also present in Kanozata , from which it diOEers in the male genitalia characters noted in the above generic key. This latter feature, although present in most Sounama species , is variably developed and is absent in comes , nigra , dentata and asiatica . Externally this genus is similar to Flosshilda Kirkaldy from the Philippines and Mysol ( Indonesia) but Flosshilda has a shorter, ¯atter face. There is also some similarity in the shape of the aedeagus between Sounama and the Philippine species of Flosshilda . Two subgenera are recognized, based on the shape of the subgenital plate and style, as noted in the following key.