CERASOMMATIDIIDAE STATUS RESTORED

The BI, ML and MP analyses provide unequivocal support for the monophyly of Cerasommatidia clade and, therefore, we propose the restoration of family status for Cerasommatidiidae .

Cerasommatidiidae are divided into four clades corresponding to the four genera proposed here (Fig. 2). The new monotypic genus from Madagascar, MahaƲelo, is recovered as sister-taxon to the Neotropical, type genus of the family, Cerasommatidia (= Ibicarella, synon. nov.), albeit with weak support (PP = 0.83). Morphologically, both genera share the labial palp with oval, inflated second palpomere (12:1). MahaƲelo is characterized by one uncontroverted synapomorphy, scutellar shield invisible (25:1) and one homoplastic feature, abdominal ventrite 1 without postcoxal lines (34:0). Cerasommatidia is supported by one homoplastic character: mesotrochantin at least partially exposed (28:0). Support for the clade comprising the new genera Yamuy and Karumbe is low (PP = 0.47) and lacks supporting morphological features. The new genus Karumbe is supported by the distinctly bordered pronotal base (19:1) and pronotal anterior margin with bordering line crenulate (21:1). Yamuy is characterized by a single uncontroverted synapomorphy, elytral vestiture comprising multiple setal forms (1:1) and one homoplastic character, the abdominal ventrite 1 with postcoxal lines (34:1).