Laoechinophorus Gouverneur, 2016

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Laoechinophorus Gouverneur, 2016

Laoechinophorus Gouverneur, 2016: 26 . Type species: Laoechinophorus unifasciatus Gouverneur, 2016 .

Diagnosis. Body rounded, relatively small (5.3–8.4 mm), with dense and long setae on dorsal surface; scape clavate, without cicatrix; pedicel relatively long, 0.2–0.3 times as long as scape; antennomere IV the longest; pronotum swollen laterally near middle, with antlers-like protuberances on disk and spinous projections on latero-dorsal sides; each elytron with spinous protuberances behind base and longitudinal ridge followed to the protuberances; hind wing degenerated; mesoventrite short; mesocoxal cavity opened laterally; femora strongly clavate; mesotibiae with distal notch; claws divaricated.

Remarks. The genus Laoechinophorus was originally established based on a strict sense due to monotypy and defined with detailed features by Gouverneur (2016). Some features of those definitive characteristics of the genus (e.g. the detailed characteristics of punctures and hairs, ratio of parts, etc.) unfit for the present new taxa, and thus the definition needs to be revised partly. For tentatively modifying the definition, the features above would be useful for simply diagnosing of the genus in a sensu novo.