Pseudolionothus Peck and Cook, 2014

Peck, Stewart B. & Cook, Joyce, 2014, A review of the small carrion beetles and the round fungus beetles of the West Indies (Coleoptera: Leiodidae), with descriptions of two new genera and 61 new species., Insecta Mundi 2014 (397), pp. 1-76 : 39

Pseudolionothus Peck and Cook , new genus.

Type species: Pseudolionothus insularis Peck and Cook , here designated.

Distribution. Endemic to the islands of Cuba and Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles.

Biology. Uunknown, probably feeding on soft fungi in moist forested habitats.

Diagnostic description. Body convex. Antenna of 11 antennomeres with 5-antennomere club; antennomere VIII reduced, disc-like. Mandibles prominent, both mandibles bearing teeth; left mandible with small tooth in apical half, right mandible with large triangular tooth at middle. Ventral side of head with paired antennal grooves. Mesosternum vertical between the coxae, vertical surface not longitudinally carinate. Tarsal formula 5-5- 4 in both sexes. Mesotibia robust, spinose, larger than slender metatibia; metatibia lacking large spines except at apex. Without large punctures on metasternum and/or abdominal sternites. Sternite 3 not longer than following sternites. Males are distinguished by expanded pro- and mesotarsi bearing spatulate setae, absence of process on inner apical margin of mesotibia and by tooth-like expansion near middle of posterior margin of metafemur.

Etymology. The epithet Pseudolionothus is from the Greek pseudo- (false); - lionothus, sharing antennal characters with the genus Lionothus . Gender: masculine.