Cylindrodachrys Monros, 1944 Fig. 6

Monrós (1944: 148, 1953b: 148).

Type species.

Cylindrodachrys cleroides Monrós (1944: 148).

Diagnosis.

This genus exhibits a particular combination of three characters unique among Clytrini: adult body shape strongly cylindrically elongate; elytra not fully covering pygidium; and inconspicuous elytral punctations, thus superficially resembling a clerid.

Distribution.

This monotypic genus is limited to Paraguay and north and central Argentina.

Remarks.

According to Monrós (1944) this species has always been collected in extremely xeric places.

Argentinian species checklist.

Cylindrodachrys cleroides Monrós, 1944 (CAT, COR, MZA, SEO, SLS). Host plant: Solanaceae: Solanum eleagnifolia (Quillo); Malvaceae: Gossypium hirsutum ( Monrós, 1953a).