Paranisopodus Monné & Martins, 1976

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Paranisopodus Monné & Martins, 1976: 59 .

Type species — Paranisopodus heterotarsus Monné & Martins, 1976 (original designation).

Diagnosis. Body dorsoventrally depressed; prothorax with lateral tubercle postmedian, with acute apex; elytra with centrobasal crest; humeri projected anteriorly; hind legs elongated; mesofemora pedunculate, apex surpassing elytral apex in males, shorter in the females. Number of species currently included: 10; in Central America: 3.