Glyptosomus Schoenherr, 1847

Glyptosomus Schoenherr, 1847: 62 (original description). Glyptosomus: Alonso-Zarazaga & Lyal 1999: 166(catalogue); Borovec & Oberprieler 2013: 367 (note); Borovec & Skuhrovec 2017a: 525 (type examination of type species); Borovec & Skuhrovec 2018a: 72 (type examination of transferred species).

Type species: Glyptosomus costipennis Schoenherr, 1847 .

Number of species: 11 described species (Borovec & Skuhrovec 2017a, 2018a), the authors are aware of 64 undescribed species in museum collections.

Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Limpopo); Swaziland; Zimbabwe; Mozambique.