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Tribe Cyathigerini Schaufuss, 1872

 

Introduction

The Cyathigerini currently holds five genera, which are found from central Africa through the Oriental Region to Australia and Japan (Chandler 2001: 395).

 

Diagnosis

Readily recognized by the distinctive antennae and body form. Body densely punctate; venter with impressions, sulci, and ridges where head and appendages are folded or placed. Head and pronotum with vertexal foveae lacking or faint; with 6-10 antennomeres, last antennomeres much larger than preceding antennomeres; with ocular-mandibular carinae; ventrolateral margins beneath eyes sharply rounded to carinate; with median gular ridge. Pronotum lacking paranotal carinae. Abdomen with visible tergites 1-3 (IV-VI) and visible sternites 1-4 (III-VI) fused into a cylinder, lacking paratergites, lateral margins each indicated by single carina; visible tergite 1 (IV) lacking basomedial impression and foveae. Visible sternite 2 (IV) with deep setose basolateral sulcus. Meso- and metatrochanters with dorsal margins short, dorsal margins of femora close to coxae; tarsi with 1 claw.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
01-Jul-2020 21-Dec-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)