Synhoria Kolbe, 1897

Bologna, M. A. & Pinto, J. D., 2002, The Old World genera of Meloidae (Coleoptera): a key and synopsis, Journal of Natural History 36 (17), pp. 2013-2102 : 2072-2073

58. Synhoria Kolbe, 1897

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Type species. Horia cephalotes Olivier, 1792 , by subsequent designation (Cros, 1924a) (see Selander, 1991). 5 spp.

Geographic distribution. Afrotropical (including Madagascar and Comore Islands), Oriental ( Japan and Taiwan) and Australasian regions (New Guinea; Queensland, Australia).

References

Taxonomy. Gahan (1908); Cros (1924a, 1938a, 1938b); Betrem (1929, 1932 revision and key); Kono (1936); Paulian (1956); Bologna (1978, 1994b).

Bionomics. Cros (1924a, 1938a, 1938b); Ishida (1982); Taketsuka (1984, 1986, 1989a, 1989b); Gess (1981); Bologna and Laurenzi (1994 review).

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Larvae. Cros (1924a, 1938a, 1938b); Bologna and Laurenzi (1994 review). Anatomy. Beauregard (1890); Gupta (1971, 1978).

Notes

The validity of the four Afrotropical species needs con rmation due to extreme intraspeci c variability.

The rst and other larval instars have been described. The genus is phoretic; larvae are parasitoids of Anthophoridae .

Tribe NEMOGNATHINI