Probatiomimus Melzer, 1926

(Figs. 147–148)

Probatiomimus Melzer, 1926: 12 .

Type species — Probatiomimus schwarzeri Melzer, 1926 (monotypy).

Diagnosis. Scape expanded at apical third; sides of the prothorax parallel from anterolateral angles to apex of tubercles; elytra elongate, more than three times the humeral width. Number of species currently included: 5.

Remarks. Probatiomimus can be included in the alternative of couplet “45” from Monné et al. (2020):

45’(44). Scape clavate................................................................. Probatiomimus Melzer, 1926 – Scape not clavate......................................................................................... 45

45(45’). Antennae with abundant long setae; prosternal and mesoventral processes, respectively, as wide as one procoxa and meso- coxa............................................................................... Trichonius Bates, 1864

– Antennae with sparse long setae restricted to the distal antennomeres; prosternal and mesoventral processes, respectively, as wide as half the width of procoxae and mesocoxae............................................ Piezochaerus Melzer, 1932