Aulacochlamys Monros 1952
Creators: name: Chamorro-Lacayo, Maria
name: Konstantinov, Alexander
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Chrysomelidae
Aulacochlamys

description: <i>Aulacochlamys</i> Monrós (Figs. 1 A, B; 2 A, B; 3 A; 4, A; 5 A) <i>Aulacochlamys</i> Monrós, 1952: 657. Type species: <i>Exema costicollis</i> Lacordaire, 1848, by original designation. Seeno and Wilcox, 1982: 43 (catalog). <b>Diagnosis.</b> Length 2.00- 2.80 mm, width 1.18-1.72 mm. General body shape cylindrical. Antenna serrate beyond 5 th antennomere; 3 rd, 4 th, and 5 th antennomeres slightly widened, but not dilated distally. Pronotum medially elevated, with six distinct, small, sharp, longitudinal carinae, which converge medially near posterior margin. Pronotal base opposite mesoscutellum (posterior pronotal lobe) with or without notch (Fig. 1A). Prosternum gradually narrowing posteriorly, broadening before apex. Mesoscutellum very short, transverse. Anterior margin of metasternum concave. Metascutellum concealed by elytra. Elytral suture completely serrate, although serration weak near scutellum. Elytral tubercules well developed. Tibiae slightly curved, cylindrical. Fore- and midtibial apices without claw. Tarsal claw appendiculate. <b>Distribution.</b> Pantropical, except Australia (Monrós, 1952). <b>Remarks.</b> <i>Aulacochlamys</i> resembles <i>Chlamisus</i> Rafinesque in overall body shape, size and color; however, the six longitudinal carinae on the pronotum immediately dis- tinguish it from <i>Chlamisus</i>. The absence of spines on the fore- and midtibiae also differentiates most studied species of <i>Aulacochlamys</i> from <i>Chlamisus</i>; however, this character may be sexually dimorphic in <i>Chlamisus</i> (Karren 1972). A total of 32 species were included in this genus by Monrós (1952); 3 Afrotropical, 21 Neotropical, and 8 Oriental. <b>Material examined.</b> <i>Aulacochlamys costicollis</i> (Lacordaire): 1) a. [Brazil] Corumba, Matt. Grosso/ b. F. Monrós Collection, 1959/ c. <i>Aula-</i> <i>cochlamys</i> <i>costicollis</i> (Lac.) F. Monrós det. 1950. 2) a. Bolivia, Nor. Ungas, Co- roico. II.952, coll. F. Monrós/ b. F. Monrós Collection, 1959. 3) a. Argent., Misiones, S. Sauier, P. Londero, Monrós, IX.947/ b. F. Monrós Collection, 1959. <i>Aulacochlamys distincta</i> (Achard): 1) a. Panason, Philippines / b. F. Monrós Collection, 1959. 2) a. Manila, Philippines / b. F. Monrós Collection, 1959/ c. <i>Aulacochlamys distincta</i> Achard. <i>Aulacochlamys malayanus</i> (Baly): 1) a. Sumatra, Benculen, IV. 1891, E. Modigliani/ b. F. Monrós Collection, 1959/ c. <i>Exema malayana</i> Baly / d. <i>Aulacochlamys malayanus</i> Baly, F. Monrós det. 1955. <i>Aulacochlamys pygidialis</i> Monrós: 1) a. Peru, Firgo, Moria, Kuschel, XII. 1946 / b. paratipos/ c. F. Monrós Collection, 1959/ d. <i>Aulacochlamys pygidialis</i> Monrós. <i>Aulacochlamys radiatus</i> Monrós: 1) a. [Argentina] R.A. Misiones, A. Ogloblin leg./ b. paratipos/ c. F. Monrós Collection, 1959/ d. <i>Aulacochlamys radiatus</i> Monrós.
description: Published as part of <i>Chamorro-Lacayo, Maria &amp; Konstantinov, Alexander, 2009, Synopsis of warty leaf beetle genera of the world (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae, Chlamisini), pp. 63-88 in ZooKeys 8 (8)</i> on pages 66-69, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.8.90, http://zenodo.org/record/576444
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