Sicoderus Vanin, 1986

Sicoderus Vanin, 1986: 520 . Type species Lixus antilope Fabricius 1801 by original designation. Gender masculine.

Sicoderus was described by Vanin (1986) to accommodate one of three groups of species formerly placed in Erodiscus sensu Schoenherr 1826, the others being Pimelerodius and Prosicoderus .

Recognition of the genera was based mainly on the structure of the mouthparts, abdominal ventrites and male genitalia (Vanin 1986). A total of 57 species placed in 16 species groups were recognized by Vanin (1986). West Indian species belong to the S. tinamus and S. delauneyi groups. Vanin (1986) presents a key to the species groups and to species within each group.