Trichonyssodrys Gilmour, 1957 .

Trichonyssodrys Gilmour, 1957: 31 . Syn. nov.

Type-species — Trichonyssodrys maculata Gilmour, 1957 (original designation).

Diagnosis. Prothorax with lateral tubercles in the posterior third; pronotum without tubercles; elytra without centrobasal crest or carina; basal metatarsomere slightly longer than next two together. Number of species currently included: 10.

Remark. There is no difference between Pentheochaetes and Trichonyssodrys . The width of the mesoventral process is variable, from two-thirds to half the width of a mesocoxa. Pentheochaetes is feminine gender, and not masculine as indicated in the original description and other included species.