Dysodius Lepeletier and Servile, 1828

Contreras, Eugenia Fernanda & Coscarón, María Del Carmen, 2012, The Aradidae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) of Argentina, Zootaxa 3500, pp. 1-35 : 15

Genus Dysodius Lepeletier and Servile, 1828

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Dysodius Lepeletier and Serville, 1828 . En. Meth., 10: 654. Type-species: Acanthia lunata Fabricius , original designation. Depodius Stål, 1862. Stett. Entomol. Zeit., 23: 437.

Diagnosis: Body form oval, sides of body more or less lobulate anteriorly and on abdomen, surface with coarse granules and with minute to short but distinct adpressed hairs; genae extending beyond clypeeus; antenniferous tubercles moderately to strongly produced, not reaching level of apex of clypeus; eyes relatively small; antennae slightly longer than width across eyes; sides of pronotum with prominent tooth-like granules in one or two rows; scutellum distincly shorter than pronotum on median line; second tergal segment distinctly separated from third by prominent sutures, the remaing tergites separated by glabrous carinae and the third tergite divided by a very fine granular and low line at middle.

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FIGURE 5. Subfamily Mezirinae: Dorsal view Aphleboderrhis pilosa: A; Dorsal view, pronotum laterally expanded lobes broad and abdomen broadly rounded Dysodius lunatus: B; Dorsal view and genae wide Lobocara oblonga: C; Dorsal view and mandibular plates produced anteriorly Mezira americana: D.