Prosymnus Laporte, 1836

Opitz, Weston, 2016, Classification, Natural History, and Evolution of the Korynetinae (Coleoptera: Cleridae). Part III. The African GeneraEctospinulaOpitz, New Genus, andProsymnusLaporte, The Coleopterists Bulletin 70 (3), pp. 429-446 : 429-446

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1649/0010-065X-70.3.429
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10543233
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scientific name	Prosymnus Laporte, 1836
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Prosymnus Laporte 1836: 51 . Klug 1842: 394; Desmarest 1852: 271; Lacordaire 1857: 486; Lohde 1900: 112; Schenkling 1903: 114, 1910: 136; Winkler 1961: 67.

Ryparus Spinola 1844: 73 . Type species: Ryparus tomentosus Spinola.

Type Species. Prosymnus cribripennis Laporte, 1836: 52 . By monotypy.

Diagnosis. Beetles of this genus resemble those of the scarab genus Trox . They are deep-bodied beetles whose pronotum and elytral disc are sculptured with large, deep punctation.

These characteristics will distinguish Prosymnus beetles from others in Korynetinae .

Description. This genus was recently described and illustrated by Opitz (2011).

Distribution. Throughout central and southern Africa.