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Head: oblong; rounded; vertex smooth or no sulci. Antennae:
8-segmented; VII-VIII with whorls of golden setae.
Pronotum: variable in form; at base narrower than elytra; side
margins more or less rounded; disc frequently with 3 longitudinal
vittae, one in middle and one on each side. Scutellum: transverse.
Elytra: 10 1/2 or rarely 10 rows of punctures; 4 costae, 3rd
and 4th united on apex; 3rd interrupted. Legs: moderately long;
protibia occasionally with a tooth; empodium between tarsal claws.
Key to the Uroplata known from La Selva
1. Apex of elytra emarginate 2
Apex of elytra not emarginate 3
2. Vertex of head trisulcate Uroplata sp.2
Vertex of head with faint medial sulcus Uroplata sculptilis
3. Exterior apical angle of elytra expanded 4
Exterior apical angle of elytra not expanded Uroplata sp.1
4. Vertex of head with medial fovea Uroplata fusca
Vertex of head without medial fovea Uroplata sp.3
Species known from La Selva:
Uroplata fusca Chapuis
Uroplata sculptilis Chapuis
Uroplata sp.1 Staines ms.
Uroplata sp.2 Staines ms.
Uroplata sp.3 Staines ms.
Page authors:
C. L. Staines, 3302 Decker Place, Edgewater MD 21037. Staines.Charles@NMNH.SI.EDU
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu