Macrosiagon sodalis (Waterhouse, 1883)

Batelka, Jan, 2011, Contribution to the synonymies, distributions, and bionomics of the Old World species of Macrosiagon (Coleoptera: Ripiphoridae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 51 (2), pp. 587-626 : 619

Macrosiagon sodalis species group

Included species. Four taxa from the Malagasy region were included in this group by BATELKA & STRAKA (2011): M. sodalis ( Waterhouse, 1883) , M. benschi benschi Alluaud, 1902 , M. benschi s eyrigi Pic, 1952 (all from Madagascar) and M. benschi insularis Schilder, 1923 ( Comoros) . The group is, however, in need of revision as all mentioned taxa may be conspecific.

Diagnosis. Representatives of this group are characterized by the presence of a flattened spiny process at the apex of antennomere 1 ( BATELKA & STRAKA 2011).