Trypanidius Blanchard, 1847

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Trypanidius Blanchard, 1847: 209 .

Type species — Trypanidius andicola Blanchard, 1847 (monotypy).

Trypanidius Thomson, 1860: 7 .

Type species — Trypanidius dimidiatus Thomson, 1860 (subsequent designation, Thomson, 1864: 28).

Diagnosis. Prothorax transverse, with postmedian lateral tubercles; elytra with centrobasal crest and carinae variable (centrobasal crest present and isolated or as part of the dorsal carina or somewhat indistinct); dorsal carina from absent to distinct, and apex with outer angle spiniform or distinctly projected. Number of species currently included: 15.