Genus Tragardhus Koch, 1956

Tragardhus Koch, 1956: 369 .— Kulzer 1963: 431, Iwan 2004: 739, Banaszkiewicz 2006: 65, Kamiński 2011: 321.

Type species. Tragardhus (Tragardhus) glandipleurum Koch, 1956; bY oRigiNAl DesigNAtioN.

Diagnosis. The followiNg chARActeR combiNAtioN is UNiqUe foR Tragardhus withiN MelAmbiiNA: eYe Not DiviDeD bY exteNDiNg geNAl cANthUs iNto DoRsAl AND veNtRAl pARts (Not As iN Oreomelasma EspAñol, 1975; Fig. 1F), ANteNNA (Not As iN Hanstroemium; Fig. 1G) AND pRotibiA RelAtivelY sleNDeR (Not As iN e.g., Bermejoina EspAñol, 1944; Fig. 1H), some of the elYtRAl iNteRvAls coveReD bY moRe oR less eloNgAteD tUbeRcles (Fig. 3E, F), lAteRAl siDe of epipleURoN withoUt elevAteD cARiNA (Fig. 1N vs 1M), fifth AbDomiNAl veNtRite withoUt sUbmARgiNAl sUlcUs (Not As iN PAlAeARctic MelAmbiiNA; Figs 1I, J) AND pARAmeRes of AeDeAgUs DeeplY sepARAteD iN the ApicAl pARt (Not meRgeD As iN PAlAeARctic MelAmbiiNA; e.g., Fig. 1B, C).