Palaechthus C. O. Waterhouse, 1884

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.273.4116
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scientific name	Palaechthus C. O. Waterhouse, 1884
status

Palaechthus C. O. Waterhouse, 1884: 277.

Palaechtus Brinck, 1948: 47 (lapsus).

Type species.

Palaechthus glabratus Waterhouse, 1884 (subsequent designation by Brinck 1948).

Diagnosis.

Medium-sized (11.0-12.0 mm); vestiture of seta-like scales and setae; rostral dorsal carinae absent; pronotum subtrapezoidal.

Relationships.

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

Species included.

Palaechthus glabratus C. O. Waterhouse, 1884.

Geographical distribution.

Tristan da Cunha-Gough islands ( Brinck 1948).

Material examined.