Noteucinetus Bullians & Leschen, 2004, 2005

Lawrence, John F., 2019, New species of Eucinetus and Noteucinetus from Australia (Coleoptera: Scirtoidea: Eucinetidae), Zootaxa 4668 (2), pp. 151-182 : 168

Noteucinetus Bullians & Leschen, 2004

Noteucinetus Bullians & Leschen 2004: 30 . Type species: N. nunni Bullians & Leschen, 2004 .

Diagnosis. Differs from Eucinetus in the shorter, broader body with strongly convex upper surface, filiform or somewhat moniliform antennae, elytra without transverse strigulae, metendosternite with long lateral arms with a broad muscle disc at the apex of each, prosternal process widened apically, mesoventrite with moderately broad cavity and rounded apex, hind wings either highly reduced or absent, sternite IX with emarginate apex and apically widened basal strut and parameres much shorter than penis. Tibial spurs vary within the genus; metatibiae have a single spur in all except the New Zealand N. nunni and mesotibiae have two spurs, one of which is modified in the male, except in the Australian N. ornatus , which has a single mesotibial spur.

Note. Noteucinetus was originally based on one New Zealand species ( N. nunni Bullian & Leschen ) occurring on both North Island and South Island and two Chilean species ( N. chilensis Bullians & Leschen from Cautin, Concepcion and Malleco Provinces and N. latipennis from Quillota and Talca Provinces).