Zeadolopus Broun, 1903

Zeadolopus Broun, 1903: 614 . Type species: Zeadolopus spinipes Broun, 1903; by monotypy. Daffner 1982: 211; 1983: 138, 1988: 295; Newton 1983: 173.

Apheloplastus Brown, 1937b: 173 . Type species: Cyrtusa egena LeConte, 1853; by original designation; synonymy by Newton 1983: 173.

Diagnosis. Body strongly convex. Antenna with 10 antennomeres with 4-antennomere club. Mandibles together forming semicircle; left mandible with large tooth on basal one-third. Ventral side of head with distinct antennal grooves below the eyes. Mesosternum vertical between the mesocoxae, not carinate. Tibiae expanded, shovel-like, their outer margins with strong spines. Tarsal formula 5-5- 4 in both sexes. Males distinguished by large tooth-like expansion on lower margin of metafemur.

Distribution. The distribution of the genus is worldwide except for polar and the Afrotropical regions (Newton 1998).