Indochillus Koch, 1941

Fouquè, René, 2015, A review of the genera Indostola, Tagenostola, Indochillus, Pseudethas, and Pseudochillus gen. nov. in South East Asia (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenosini), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55 (1), pp. 217-242 : 225

Indochillus Koch, 1941

Indochillus Koch, 1941: 300 (original description). Type species: Indochillus cristatus Koch, 1941 by original designation.

Diagnosis. The genus Indochillus is characterized by prominent suborbital keel. Eyes completely divided by genae. Clypeus concave, with one small tooth in middle. Tempora concave. Occiput with sharply bordered triangular impression with mid-longitudinal keel. Base of elytra markedly wider than pronotal base. Elytra with keeled intervals 3, 5, 7 and 9, interval 3 and 5 flattened behind first quarter of its length, interval 5 keeled also in its last (apical) fifth. Antennomere 3 as long as antennomere 4.

Remarks. This genus does not belong to the fauna of South East Asia, but it is mentioned here because of its close relation to the genus Pseudochillus gen. nov.