Genus Crimisus Bolívar, 1887

Crimisus Bolivar, 1887: 246 (original description of the genus, no type species designation). — Hancock 1907a: 40 (reproduction of the original description, translated into English). — Kirby 1910: 24 ( C. patruus designated as the type species). — Günther 1939: 238 (detailed diagnosis). — Yin et al. 1996: 861 (catalogued). — Otte 1997: 43 (catalogued).

TYPE SPECIES. — Crimisus patruus Bolívar, 1887, designated by Kirby (1910).

COMPOSITION AND DISTRIBUTION. — 12 species of which 11 inhabit South America. Only C. costaricensis Günther, 1939 is known to occur in Central America. A potentially new undescribed species has been observed.