Palaechtodes Brinck, 1948

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Palaechtodes Brinck, 1948

Palaechtodes Brinck, 1948: 50.

Type species.

Palaechthus cossonoides C. O. Waterhouse, 1884 (by original designation).

Diagnosis.

Medium-sized (7.0-7.5 mm); vestiture of seta-like scales and setae; rostral dorsal carinae present; pronotum subclyndrical.

Relationships.

Palaechtodes is the sister genus to both Paleachthus and Tristanodes . Oberprieler (1992) considered that the distinction between Palaechtodes and Palaechthus needs to be reevaluated.

Species included.

Palaechtodes cossonoides (C. O. Waterhouse, 1884).

Geographical distribution.

Tristan da Cunha-Gough islands ( Brinck 1948).

Material examined.

Palaechtodes cossonoides (BMNH).