Hyperbrotica Bechyné & Bechyné, 1968

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Genus Hyperbrotica Bechyné & Bechyné, 1968

Hyperbrotica Bechyné & Bechyné, 1968: 26 (type species Crioceris ebraea Fabricius, 1787 , by original designation).

Remarks

This genus contains a single species, H. ebraea (Fabricius, 1787) , with two named subspecies. The distribution is in northern South America. The tarsal claws are bifid in males. However, the inner claw lobe on the hind leg is slightly broader than the inner lobe on the front and middle legs. Females have appendiculate tarsal claws. See Fig. 92 for a habitus illustration.

Figures

Figs 91–99. Dorsal views. 91. Aristobrotica allardi (Jacoby, 1887). 92. Hyperbrotica ebraea (Fabricius, 1787). 93. Hystiopsis beniensis Blake, 1966. 94. Metrobrotica geometrica (Erichson, 1847). 95. Rachicephala vittatipennis (Jacoby, 1887). 96. Neobrotica variabilis Jacoby, 1887. 97. Cerotoma arcuata (Olivier, 1791). 98. Potamobrotica trifasciata Blake, 1966, holotype. 99. Eucerotoma sp.