Pseudodira, Gordon, 1975

Szawaryn, Karol, 2015, Revision of the Neotropical genus Pseudodira (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Epilachnini), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55 (1), pp. 203-215 : 213

Key to the species of Pseudodira

1 Antennae with 10 antennomeres; body black; abdominal postcoxal lines V-shaped ( Fig. 18 ), clypeus produced; Brazil. ................................................ P. clypealis Gordon, 1975

– Antennae with 11 antennomeres; body brown; abdominal postcoxal lines parallel to posterior margin of ventrite 1 ( Figs 23, 28 ), clypeus not produced. .................................. 2

2 Pronotum and elytra uniformly brown; body sub-circular; length below 6 mm ( Fig. 34 ); French Guiana. .............................................................. P. carmelitana ( Mulsant, 1853)

– Pronotum with anterior angles piceous; elytra brown with suture black; body oval; length more than 7 mm ( Fig. 33 ); Peru. ..................................................... P. amazona sp. nov.

Figures

Figs 18–32. 18–22 – Pseudodira clypealis Gordon, 1975: 18 – abdomen, female; 19 – abdominal sternite VIII; 20 – female genitalia, dorsal; 21– abdominal tergite VIII, female; 22 – female genitalia, ventral. 23–27 – P. carmelitana (Mulsant, 1853): 23 – abdomen, female; 24 – abdominal sternite VIII; 25 – female genitalia, dorsal; 26 – abdominal tergite VIII, female; 27 – female genitalia, ventral. 28–32 – P. amazona sp. nov.: 28 – abdomen, female; 29 – abdominal sternite VIII; 30 – female genitalia, dorsal; 31– abdominal tergite VIII, female; 32 – female genitalia, ventral.

Figs 33–35. Habitus, dorsal: 33 – Pseudodira amazona sp. nov., holotype; 34 – P. carmelitana (Mulsant, 1853), lectotype; 35 – P. clypealis Gordon, 1975, holotype.