Afrophlaeoba Jago, 1983

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Afrophlaeoba Jago, 1983

Afrophlaeoba Jago, 1983b: 94.

Type species.

- Odontomelus usambaricus Ramme, 1929: 260, by original designation.

Description.

-As in the key to genera (pp. 44, 45). Of medium size, slender, superficially fairly similar to Odontomelus , but systematically nearest to Parodontomelus and Paralobopoma . Antennae narrowly ensiform, slender; in male somewhat longer than combined length of head and pronotum, in female always shorter. Frontal ridge very narrow with strong raised linear margins, more or less narrowed at medial ocellus, moderately divergent below. Pronotal disc rather broad, in females slightly inflated and about twice as long as wide; rear margin broadly emarginate. Lateral carinae strong, parallel or slightly divergent, in females sometimes slightly outcurved, only typical (hindmost) transverse sulcus strong, others weak or absent. Tegmina narrow, 4-5x as long as wide. Subgenital plate of male bluntly pointed, its dorsal tip enclosed by dorsal fusion of its cuticular tip (Fig. 57). Knees of hind femora unmodified, lobes rounded. Epiphallus (Fig. 17) closely similar to that in Paralobopoma (Fig. 16) and Parodontomelus . Coloration rather dull and uniform, predominantly in shades of brown.

Discussion.

- Jago (1983b) illustrates the genus and gives keys to all four species.

Species notes.

-No taxonomic changes are proposed, redefinition of the East African species is not attempted.