Adocimus Murray, 1864

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4. Subgenus Adocimus Murray, 1864

Adocimus Murray, 1864: 310 .

Type-species: Adocimus bellus Murray, 1864: 311 ; by monotypy.

Diagnosis. Body moderately wide and elongate oval; elytra with more or less obliterate to obsolete striae; head sharply narrowed to base, with moderately small and finely faceted eyes located behind middle; prothoracic lateral carinae rather smoothed; pronotal anterior angles widely rounded; scutellar shield subpentangular; tibiae swollen (less dorsoventrally compressed) and with group of short and thick spines at apex; femora rather wide and thick; tarsi with moderately lobed tarsomeres 1–3.

Composition. This subgenus includes one described species, although few undescribed species of it have been collected in New Guinea and surrounding islands.

Distribution. New Guinea and surrounding islands.