Remansus Jordal

Jordal, Bjarte H., 2013, Deep phylogenetic divergence between Scolytoplatypus and Remansus, a new genus of Scolytoplatypodini from Madagascar (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae), ZooKeys 352, pp. 9-33 : 18

Remansus Jordal gen. n.

Type species.

Scolytoplatypus mutabilis Schedl. Gender masculine.

Diagnosis.

Male.Frons concave, antennal funicle 6-segmented, club flattened and pilose without sutures; procoxae widely separated, protibiae narrow, nearly parallel-sided; pronotum not constricted laterally, posterior corners rounded, posterior margin nearly straight; scutellum large, flush with elytra.

Female. Similar to male except frons flat to slightly convex; pronotum with a median mycangium about one-quarter distance from the anterior margin, posterior lateral margins of pronotum weakly constricted; protibiae very stout, broad, with coarse granules and rugae on its posterior side.

Etymology.

Based on the Latin masculine participle meaning 'left behind’ or 'having endured’, referring to the first branch of Scolytoplatypodini that has remained in Madagascar since the origin of the tribe.