Calyptocerus Guérin-Méneville, 1843

Otto, Robert L., 2015, A new genus and four new species of false click beetles (Coleoptera: Eucnemidae) from Southeast Asia, Insecta Mundi 2015 (404), pp. 1-11 : 2

Genus Calyptocerus Guérin-Méneville, 1843

Diversity and Distribution. Calyptocerus is a small group consisting of five described species, largely distributed in two tropical regions. Calyptocerus gilvipes Bonvouloir , Calyptocerus leboucheri Guérin-Méneville and Calyptocerus violaceus Chassain are distributed in South America. Calyptocerus favipunctatus Lucht and the new species are distributed in Southeast Asia.

Diagnosis. Characters of Calyptocerini , with apical margin of epistomal part of epicranium feebly trilobed and more than twice as wide as the distance between antennal sockets; antennal grooves absent; antennomeres II and III short, subequal, together shorter than IV; antennomeres IV–X pectinate or flabellate; male prothoracic tarsomere I simple, without sex combs; metathoracic coxal plates laterally wider than medially; last visible produced caudally; tarsal claws simple; lateral surfaces of mesothoracic and metathoracic tibiae with hairs.