Nj. Vandenberg et Rd. Gordon, A NEW GENUS OF NEOTROPICAL COCCINELLINI (COLEOPTERA, COCCINELLIDAE) RELATED TO OLLA CASEY AND ALLIES, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 98(3), 1996, pp. 541-550
Spilindolla, a new genus of Neotropical Coccinellini, is proposed to a
ccommodate the species Cycloneda vigintiduonotata (Mulsant), C. darest
ei (Mulsant) and Egleis constellata Mulsant. These three species const
itute new combinations within Spilindolla. The new genus is most close
ly allied to Spiloneda Casey and belongs to a subgroup of nine other g
enera within the neotropical coccinelline fauna informally designated
as ''Olla and allies.'' Spilindolla is compared to related as well as
superficially similar genera. The species are described, keyed and ill
ustrated and their distributions given.