Paraurodera (Paraurodera) Moldenke, 1981

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Paraurodera (Paraurodera) Moldenke, 1981

Type species.

Paraurodera similis Moldenke, 1981, by original designation.

Diagnosis.

According to Moldenke (1981), this group can be separated from Urodera by the following combination of characters: subrectangular body shape, with sides subparallel; anterior margin of pronotum never concealing entire head in dorsal view; legs without longitudinal carinae. Additional characters that may help distinguish this genus are: frons without strong sexual dimorphism; antennomere IV clavate, smaller than V; hind pronotal angles sinuate, perpendicular.

Distribution.

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay.

Argentinian species checklist.

Paraurodera (Paraurodera) bergi (Harold, 1875) (CHA, COR, CTS, LRA, MNS, MZA, SEO, SFE). Host plant: Fabaceae : Acacia caven (Mol.) Mol. ( Viana and Williner 1972).

= Stereoma bergi Clavareau, 1913.

Paraurodera (Paraurodera) hamatifera densepunctata Monrós, 1953a (CHA, COR, FOR, JUY, MNS, SAL).

Paraurodera (Paraurodera) hamatifera hamatifera (Lacordaire, 1848) (CHA, COR, CTS, ERS, FOR, LRA, MNS, MZA, SAL, SEO, SFE, SJN, SLS, TUC). Host plant: Fabaceae : Prosopis sp. ( Monrós, 1953a), Prosopis nigra ( Ward et. al., 1977) and Prosopis alpataco ( Roig-Juñent, 2004); Acacia farnesiana (Viana and Williner, 1974); Hieronimus sp. ( Ward et al., 1977).

Paraurodera (Paraurodera) inornata ( Monrós, 1953a) (CHA).

Paraurodera (Paraurodera) similis Moldenke, 1981 (JUY, SAL, FOR, CHA, MNS, SEO, TUC, CTS, COR, CAT, SFE, BAS, MZA). Host plant: Zygophyllaceae : Zucagnia punctata flowers ( Roig-Juñent, 2004).

= Urodera vau Monrós, 1953a (nec Lacordaire, 1848).