Palaeabraeus, Jan & ºimon-Pražák & Yamamoto & Lackner & Fikáček & Prokop & Michael & Caterino, 2024

Simon-Pražák, Jan, Yamamoto, Shûhei, Lackner, Tomáš, Fikáček, Martin, Prokop, Jakub & Caterino, Michael S, 2024, A bonanza of Cretaceous fossils provides insights into the evolution of antennal protection in clown beetles (Coleoptera: Histeridae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (zlae 137) 202 (3), pp. 1-28 : 10

Palaeabraeus gen. nov.

Type species. Palaeabraeus glabrus sp. nov..

Diagnosis: Body oval, strongly dorsally convex. Head without frontal stria, short labrum with a pair of prominent setae. Body surface glabrous, without punctuation. Widely open antennal cavities present at the anterolateral position on the prosternal hypomeron. Mesoventrite anteriorly with a round apex inserted into the base of the prosternal keel, with a curved postcoxal striae and complete lateral striae. Metaventrite long, with postmesocoxal striae. Legs simple, tarsal formula 5-5-5.

Etymology: The genus is considered as an ancient representative of the Abraeini tribe and the generic name refers to this taxonomic placement.