Genus Lepidocyrtus Bourlet, 1839

Diagnosis of Lepidocyrtus s. l. Body covered with rounded or truncate finely striate scales, antennae with four segments, 8+8 eyes, oral cone normal, not elongate, few dorsal body macrochaetae beyond mesothoracic collar, mesonotum well-developed, sometimes projecting head downwards, Abd. IV enlarged, more than 2.5 times the length of Abd. III, furca scaled ventrally, without spines, mucro with two teeth and a basal spine (adapted from Mari Mutt 1976, 1986, Christiansen & Bellinger 1980, Yoshii & Suhardjno 1989, Mendonça & Fernandes 2007, Soto-Adames et al. 2008).