Genus Plumarius Philippi, 1873

Plumarius Philippi, 1873: 299 . Type species: Plumarius niger Philippi, 1873, by monotypy. Konowiella André, 1909: 107. Type species: Konowiella hirticornis André, 1909, by monotypy. Synonymized by Bradley 1921: 214.

Diagnosis. Species of Plumarius are characterized by the toruli placed high on the face, well above the epistomal suture (1.5 × or more than torulus diameter), F1–F10 with transverse rows of long setae, longer than thickness of flagellomeres, scape with basiventral enlargement, pointed ventral angle of pronotum, expanded anterior portions of propleura, which form dorsally sclerotized tubular neck, dentate claws, and presence of specialized setose areas on ventral surface of metacoxa.

Distribution. Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil.