Synclisis Navás, 1919

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Synclisis Navás, 1919

Diagnosis. Mandibles with 3 equidistant teeth, the apical tooth is the largest; no setae between the base of the mandible and basal tooth; thorax covered by short setae; thorax with sessile setiferous processes; legs with a fringe of setae on the posterior side of the tibia, particularly evident in the metathoracic leg; VIII abdominal sternite without digging setae; IX abdominal sternite triangular in shape with a median series of digging setae.

Examined species. S. baetica (Rambur, 1842) .

Comments. The genus Synclisis comprises 3 Palaearctic species of which only S. baetica belongs to the European fauna; a fourth species from Madagascar is considered of doubtful taxonomic placement ( Stange 2004). The larvae have been described for S. baetica and S. kawaii (Nakahara, 1913) ( Principi 1947; Stange & Miller 1985; Stange et al. 2003).