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Ohaus, 1905.
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<paragraph id="ACE6F87282F1738814EF6D82CBC1507F" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">1 species; length 18-20 mm.</paragraph>
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The monotypic genus
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is rarely encountered in collections and is narrowly distributed in Costa Rica and Panama. As the generic name implies, the genus shares similarities with the genus
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(an anticheirine leaf chafer) including the form of the metatibia (with emargination at apex and with external apex posteriorly produced), form of the claws (widely toothed), and metamesosternal peg that is produced ventrally. In general appearance, it could be confused with
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Bates. Analyses should closely examine relationships with
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and other anticheirine leaf chafers in combination with lasiocaline and pelidnotine chafers.
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The ruteline genera
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and
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comprise the subtribe
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(
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).
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abandoned the subtribe because &quot;it clearly is not monophyletic&quot; (translated from French) (
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: 144), then reinstituted it without reason (
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).
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observed that the species of
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possessed &quot;some similarities&quot; as well as many characters that separate them. On this basis,
<bibRefCitation id="BB64EBC4B8009DA47247DB0EAA635E73" author="Soula, M" journalOrPublisher="AECFT, Saintry" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" refId="B358" refString="Soula, M, 2006. Les Coleopteres du Nouveau Monde. Volume 1: Rutelini 1. Revision des Pelidnotina 1 et des Lasiocalina. Une revision des genres Strigidia, Chalcoplethis, Epichalcoplethis, Sorocha, Lasiocala, Minilasiocala, Pseudochlorota, Homeochlorota, Pachacama (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini: Pelidnotina et Lasiocalina). Besoiro: Supplement au Bulletin de liaison de l'Association Entomologique pour la Connaissance de la Faune Tropicale. AECFT, Saintry" title="Les Coleopteres du Nouveau Monde. Volume 1: Rutelini 1. Revision des Pelidnotina 1 et des Lasiocalina. Une revision des genres Strigidia, Chalcoplethis, Epichalcoplethis, Sorocha, Lasiocala, Minilasiocala, Pseudochlorota, Homeochlorota, Pachacama (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Rutelini: Pelidnotina et Lasiocalina). Besoiro: Supplement au Bulletin de liaison de l'Association Entomologique pour la Connaissance de la Faune Tropicale." year="2006">Soula (2006)</bibRefCitation>
transferred
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into the genus
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, creating this monotypic genus.
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The taxon is characterized by the following features: pronotum with apical bead lacking or obsolete medially; mesosternum not appreciably produced beyond metamesosternal suture; metamesosternal peg produced ventrally; lateral edge of mandible with one reflexed tooth; labrum extends beyond apex of the clypeus; apical margin of the labrum arcuate and with a small tooth at the middle; frontoclypeal suture obsolete; metatibia with emargination at apex and with external apex posteriorly produced, and; larger claw on all legs widely cleft (shared with
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). Natural history and larvae are not known, and sister-group relationships have not been examined.
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