Oncodopus Brongniart, 1897

Brongniart 1897: 125, 205. Type species: Oncodopus zonatus Brongniart, 1897 .

Saussure 1899: 626; Kirby 1906: 270; Karny 1912: 8, 38; Chopard 1948: 125; Gorochov 1988: 176, 180; Otte 1997: 32.

Diagnosis. Body relatively depressed dorso-ventrally (Fig. 12). Fastigium of vertex elongated, simple, spiniform (Figs. 1, 10). Face almost flattened, with distinct tubercles, four of which are larger and spiniform. Pronotum almost covers tegmina in male (Figs. 10, 11). Mesothorax with a large seashell-shaped mesothoracic auricle. Tympanal organ on fore tibia slit shaped. Forelegs strongly developed, large, with very strong and large spines (Figs. 10, 16). Fore femur strongly widened, with a large inner spine on anterio-lateral margin; its inner and outer sides without apical spine ventrally (Figs. 4, 10). Hind tibia without apical spur dorsally (Fig. 7). Male last tergite very short, without or with a shallow small median notch on posterior margin (Figs. 13, 43). Ovipositor shorter than abdomen (Fig. 18).

This genus is closely related to Malagasopus gen. nov. and Colossopus Saussure. See Table 1 for comparison of these genera.