Remotophagus, Esser & R & Usa & M, 2018

Esser, Jens, R, Nearctic, Usa & M, New, 2018, New genera and new species of Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera) from USA and Mexico, Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (2), pp. 1079-1083 : 1080

Remotophagus nov.gen. ( fig. 3 )

T y p e s p e c i e s Remotophagus oaxacanensis nov.sp.

E t y m o l o g y: From the Latin word remotus – remote and the Greek word phagos – to feed.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Body small, 1.9 mm, reddish-brown, membranous wings absent. Surface with moderately strong and dense punctation, extremities slender ( fig. 3 ). Eyes hemispherical rounded, of normal size and with medium fine ommatidia. Pronotum with sides moderately rounded, with one small tooth-like anterior callosity and two small teeth on each side. Glandular porus only at the anterior callosity visible. Male tarsal formula 5-5-4, females with 5-5-5.

C o m m e n t: Quite similar to Omissophagus gen. nov. but differs by its more transverse pronotum with sides broadly flattened, hemispherical eyes, slender extremities and convex general shape.

Figures

Fig. 3-4: (3) Remotophagus oaxacanensis nov.gen. & nov.sp., paratype, female; (4) Salebius octodentatus (MÄKLIN, 1852), female.