Episcaphula ( Tropidoscaphula ) Heller, 1920: 56
Episcaphula corallipes Gorham, 1888: 142–143
New Australian Erotylinae with notes on Dacnini (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea Erotylidae)
Skelley, Paul E.
Leschen, Richard A. B.
Liu, Zhenhua
Zootaxa
2021
2021-03-22
4948
3
363
380
Heller
Heller
[151,619,1424,1451]
Insecta
Erotylidae
Episcaphula
GBIF
Animalia
Coleoptera
13
376
Arthropoda
subGenus
Tropidoscaphula
Episcaphula( Tropidoscaphula) Heller, 1920: 56.
Typespecies: Episcaphula corallipes Gorham, 1888: 142–143, by original designation.
Diagnosis. Tropidoscaphulahas characters of Episcaphulaas discussed above. It is distinguished from other subgenera by the following characters: body shape broader more elliptical; surface not densely punctate or pubescent; pronotal lateral bead at margin thickened, widest anteriorly; elytral lateral margin notably explanate most of length; and prosternum with weak but distinct keeled (reduced in the new species).
Remarks. Tropidoscaphulacurrently has nine described species distributed in Indonesia(New Guineato northern Borneo). The species described here extends that range to northern Australia.