Thermoscelis Putzeys, 1873

Schmidt, Joachim & Will, Kipling, 2020, A new subgenus for “ Acalathus ” advena (LeConte, 1846) and the challenge of defining Calathina based on morphological characters (Coleoptera, Carabidae Sphodrini), Zootaxa 4722 (4), pp. 326-338 : 334

Genus Thermoscelis Putzeys, 1873

Third antennomere without pubescence. Mentum tooth bifid. Pronotal laterobasal seta situated at margin. Lateral bead of prosternal process present. Parascutellar seta present. Elytra glabrous, with 3-4 discal setae in the third interval; discal setae absent in the fifth and seventh intervals. Elytral microsculpture nearly isodiametric. Metepisternum short. Male protarsomeres dilated. Lateral grooves present on metatarsomeres I-IV. Apical gonocoxite short, robust, with two ensiform setae at external margin; sensory pit of apical gonocoxite well developed. Aedeagus left side up in repose; median lobe apical disc present; apical hook of long paramere present; membranous lobe of short paramere present.