Syncosmetus Sharp, 1891

Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano, 2008, An essay on the tribe Xylographellini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Ciidae), Zootaxa 1832 (1), pp. 1-110 : 40

Syncosmetus Sharp, 1891 ( Figs 11 , 113–122 )

Omogocis Miyatake, 1954 (synonymised by Miyatake 1970)

Included species

Syncosmetus japonicus Sharp, 1891 (type species)

Syncosmetus reticulatus Miyatake, 1985

Diagnosis and comments

Syncosmetus is distinguishable from Tropicis by the combination of the following features: (i) body suboval to oval; (ii) humeri rounded; (iii) hindwings rudimentary; (iv) female terminalia bearing gonostyli. The genus has two described species, both from Japan, and an identification key in Japanese was provided by Kawanabe (2005).

Figures

FIGURES 9–12. Female terminalia, showing the gonostyli (gs), gonocoxites (gc), baculi of basal gonocoxites (small arrows), paraprocts (pp), baculi of paraprocts (b.pp), proctiger (pt), and spiculum ventrale (sv). The baculi of proctiger are barely sclerotized, so they are not indicated. 9. Xylographella punctata Miyatake. 10. Scolytocis furieriae sp. nov. 11. Syncosmetus japonicus Sharp. 12. Tropicis sexcarinatus (Waterhouse).

FIGURES 111–113. Scolytocis thayerae sp. nov., holotype. 111. Dorsal view. 112. Lateral view. 113. Ventralview.

FIGURES 114–116. Scolytocis werneri sp. nov., holotype. 114. Dorsal view. 115. Lateral view. 116. Ventral view.

FIGURES 117–119. Scolytocis zimmermani sp. nov., holotype. 117. Dorsal view. 118. Lateral view. 119. Ventral view.

FIGURES 120–122. Hindwings of the new Indo-Malayan (in part) and Australasian Scolytocis Blair. 120. Scol. malayanus sp. nov. 121. Scol. novaezelandiae sp. nov. 122. Scol. philippinensis sp. nov.