Pangomophorus (Sinomophorus), Wang, Zhiliang, Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., Ren, Li & Zhang, Runzhi, 2011

Wang, Zhiliang, Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., Ren, Li & Zhang, Runzhi, 2011, New subgenus and new species of Oriental Omophorus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Molytinae, Metatygini), ZooKeys 85, pp. 41-60 : 42-43

Sinomophorus subgen. n.

Type species.

Omophorus rongshu sp. n.

Diagnosis.

It differs from subgenus Omophorus s.str. by the longer antennal club, the bifid vestiture of the ventral parts, the elongate subtrapezoidal scutellum, the very small size of sclerotizations in the endophallus, the absence of styli in the ovipositor and the absence of a spiculum ventrale on the VIII female sternite, and from subgenus Pangomophorus by the metatibial uncus developed and the lack of a subhumeral tubercle.

Etymology.

From Latin Sina (China) and genus Omophorus . Gender masculine, as Omophorus .