A review of the Neotropical genus Prionodera Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) with description of a new genus

The genus Prionodera Chevrolat is redescribed and Prionodera adiastola new species ( type locality: Limacocha, Ecuador), P. arimanes new species ( type locality: Beni, Bolivia), P. dichroma new species ( type locality: Panama, Panama), P. esmeralda new species ( type locality: Alajuela, Costa Rica), P. furcada new species ( type locality: Ipeti, Panama), P. gaiophanes new species ( type locality: Limacocha, Ecuador), and P. nila new species ( type locality: Panama, Panama) are described and illustrated. The genera Stenolampra Baly and Jodasia Bechyne are placed in synonymy with Prionodera. Redescriptions are given for Prionodera costata ( Baly) new combination, P. cyanea (Lefevre), P. geniculata ( Baly) new combination, P. kirschi (Lefevre) new combination, P. lutea Erichson, P. marshalli Lefevre, P. merana Bechyne, P. bicolor (Olivier) and P. peruviana (Bechyne) new combination. Jodasia roseometallica Bechyne is placed in synonymy with P. merana. The species chloroptera Lefevre and ocanana Lefevre are transferred from Prionodera to Metaxyonycha Chevrolat new combinations and the species nixa Bechyne is transferred from Prionodera to Prionoderita new genus. A key is given to the species in the revised genus Prionodera.