Mioxylobius Otto, 2023

Otto, Robert L., 2023, The false click beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Eucnemidae) of the Dominican Republic. Part I: A look into the past, Insecta Mundi 2023 (973), pp. 1-23 : 7

Genus Mioxylobius Otto , new genus

Type species. Mioxylobius bicolor Otto , new species, designated here.

Description. Body approximately four times longer than wide, dorsally convex and ventrally sclerotized. Head: Hypognathous with elongate setae. Frons convex, without median ridge or groove. Antennae with 11 antennomeres; scape 4.0 times longer than pedicel; pedicel elongate, longer than flagellomere I; flagellomere I shorter than flagellomere II; flagellomeres II–VIII sub-equal in length, slightly longer than wide and rounded in cross sectional view; flagellomere IX asymmetrical, slightly longer than VIII. Compound eyes large, round. Pronotum: Subparallel-sided, convex and setose. Slightly longer than wide, with small hind angles. Lateral pronotal ridge entire. Notosternal suture as long as the hypomeral base. Hypomeron simple, without antennal grooves. Elytron: Elongate, convex, setose. Disc with very weak indications of striae. Interstices flattened. Legs: Pro-legs shortest, hind legs longest. Metatarsi, including claws as long as tibia. Metatarsomere I shorter than 2–5 combined. Metatarsomeres I–III simple. Metatarsomere IV excavate-emarginate, wider than III. Metatarsomere V elongate with simple claws. Venter: Setae inconspicuous. Elytral epipleurae not grooved. Metacoxal plates parallel-sided. Tarsal grooves absent on mesothoracic and metathoracic sterna. Abdomen with five visible ventrites, medially convex. Last visible ventrite caudally evenly rounded.

Etymology. The generic name is the combination of the stem, Mio - which is derived from the Greek word meíōn meaning “less” taken from the word Miocene, a Tertiary Epoch and the root, Xylobius Latreille , a eucnemid genus literally translated meaning “wood + I live”.