Amalocera Erichson, 1845

Genus Amalocera Erichson, 1845 View in CoL

Fig. 2L, N View Fig

Amalocera Erichson, 1845: 4 View in CoL . Type species: Amalocera picta Erichson, 1845 View in CoL ; by monotypy.

Amalocera View in CoL is represented by only five known species – all of them registered for Brazil. Until the development of this paper, the CELC collection counted only two specimens (male and female) of this genus. The two specimens belong to the same new species and are not included here due to limited time.

General description ( Löbl 1974; Leschen & Löbl 2005)

Body wide ( Fig. 2L View Fig ).

HEAD. Labral setae present. Mandible apically bidentate, with apical serrations. Maxillary palp normal. Galea wide, with radulate brush. Inner and basal setae of lacinia absent. Setae on adoral surface of hypopharynx absent. Last labial palpomere curved. Submaxillary ducts present. Gular suture not reaching submentum. Frontoclypeal suture present. Eyes entire – not notched. Antennae filiform, antennomeres III and IV elongate; VII–XI asymmetrical.

PROTHORAX. Prothoracic corbiculum absent. Hypomeron visible in lateral view; apex subacute and not extending beyond pronotum.

MESOTHORAX. Mesoventral lines impunctate and not connected to the mesocoxal cavity. Secondary and median lines absent. Prepectus present. Scutellum quite visible in dorsal view. Meso- and metaventrite partially fused. Mesoventral process carinate. Mesepimeron absent.

METATHORAX. Submesocoxal lines parallel to coxae. Metaventral setose patch absent. Intercoxal plates present.

WINGS. Elytra with apical serrations; basal and lateral striae present and connected. Profemoral ctenidium absent. Metatibiae with a single spine. Mesotibiae with two apical spines, unequal in length ( Fig. 2N View Fig ).

ABDOMEN. Submetacoxal bead punctate, meeting in middle; submetacoxal space present; submetaxocal lines parallel to coxae. Primary setae of ventrite I absent.

MALES. Tibiae bearing secondary sexual characteristics.