Coelomera atrocaerulea is reduced to a synonym of Monocesta depressa , new synonymy. This species is transferred to Platycesta Viswajyothi and Clark, new genus, as Platycesta depressa (Clark), new combination. The distribution is from Honduras to Peru. Details of geographic color variation are presented.
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27 October 2021
A New Genus to Accommodate Central and South American Beetles with Broadly Explanate Elytra, Formerly Assigned to Monocesta Clark and Coelomera Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Galerucini)
Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi,
Shawn M. Clark
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
Vol. 75 • No. 2
June 2021
Vol. 75 • No. 2
June 2021
Cecropia
Coelomerites
Leaf beetle
synonymy
taxonomy