Genus Luperodes Motschulsky, 1858

Luperodes Motschulsky, 1858: 102 (type species Luperodes alboplagiatus Motschulsky, 1858, by subsequent designation of Weise 1924).

Remarks

Wilcox (1973) listed 53 extant New World species for this genus, occurring from Mexico through the northern half of South America. He also listed one fossil species from Colorado. However, future taxonomic revision of the Monoleptites may eventually show that true Luperodes does not occur in the New World . Wagner & Bieneck (2012) studied the type species of Luperodes and made some notes on the genus. They seem to agree with the conclusion that the New World species are probably misplaced. The genus was originally named from Sri Lanka. The New World species currently included in the genus are hardly distinguishable from those currently in Lilophaea, Metrioidea, and Monolepta . See Fig. 141 for a habitus illustration of one of the New World species currently included in Luperodes .