Clinopalpus, Batelka, 2009

Batelka, Jan, 2009, Clinopalpus hanae, a new genus and species of ripiphorid beetle from Malaysia (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae: Pelecotominae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 49 (1), pp. 239-245 : 240

Clinopalpus gen. nov.

Type species. Clinopalpus hanae sp. nov., here designated.

Diagnosis. Body long and slender. Head subglobular, occiput protruded shortly over apex of pronotum. Mandibulae short, strongly curved; labial palpi short; maxillary palpi long, four-segmented, with palpomeres 3 and 4 cylindrically enlarged, the last segment narrow anteriorly. Eyes large and oval, distinctly incised anteriorly in upper half. Antennae inserted in front of anterior lobes of eyes, consisting of 11 antennomeres, antennomeres 1–3 simple, antennomeres 4–11 with long, anteriorly placed, compressed rami. Pronotum trilobed at base. Elytra completely developed, covering whole abdomen, without lateral costae, rounded on apices. Legs long, slender, tibial spur formula 0-0-1, all claws bidentate apically.

Etymology. The name of the genus is derived from the Pelecotominae genus Clinops and the Latin noun palpus. The name is masculine in gender.