Lobocara Bergroth, 1892

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Genus Lobocara Bergroth, 1892

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Lobocara Bergroth, 1892 . Revue d' Entomologie, 11: 259. Type-species: Lobocara ovata Bergroth , designated by Usinger and Matsuda, 1959. Classification of the Aradidae , p. 358.

Diagnosis: Body oval and slightly attenuated anteriorly, the surface granular and beset with curious flat pale scales with occasional very short hairs as well; head about as long as wide, the clypeus prominent, the genae exceedingly wide; posterior lobe of pronotum wider than anterior with prominent humeri, hind lobe granular; scutellum about as long as pronotum on median line; connexival plates distinct, with glabrous spots on inner half and with slightly depressed areas on outer portions.

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FIGURE 5. Subfamily Mezirinae: Dorsal view Aphleboderrhis pilosa: A; Dorsal view, pronotum laterally expanded lobes broad and abdomen broadly rounded Dysodius lunatus: B; Dorsal view and genae wide Lobocara oblonga: C; Dorsal view and mandibular plates produced anteriorly Mezira americana: D.