CHLAENIINI Brulle , 1834

Gueorguiev, Borislav, 2014, Two new related oodine genera in the Oriental Region, with remarks on the systematic position of the genera Hololeius and Holosoma (Coleoptera, Carabidae), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 61 (2), pp. 87-104 : 88

Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Carabidae

CHLAENIINI Brulle, 1834

Tribal diagnosis.

Mandibular scrobe without seta near anterior margin of excavation, mesocoxal cavities conjunct (mesepimeron does not reach middle coxal cavity), metepisternum separated from metepimeron by distinct suture, and parameres without setae, with left paramere “conchoid”, therefore a member taxon of Conchifera Jeannel, 1941 ( Jeannel 1949b: 1047); head with one pair of supraorbital setae, its capsule “normal”, i.e. without annular constriction behind eyes and with ultimate maxillary palpomere elongate and well-centered with respect to penultimate palpomere, pronotum usually without anterolateral setae, anterior coxal cavities biperforate, elytron with internal plica, metepisternum laterally coadunate with elytral epipleuron, middle femur posterior margin without longer setae, metacoxa lacking posterior seta, and median lobe of aedeagus in lateral view long and considerably bent, with basal bulb decreased, indicate a member taxon of Callistidae Jeannel, 1941 ( Jeannel 1949b: 1051); tegument largely punctate and pubescent, antennomere 3 densely pubescent or at least with a few short, scattered setae (in addition to apical setae), elytron with intervals 7 and 8 not fused and not forming ridge posteriorly, stria 7 distinct to apex, stria 8 not deeper than other striae, and interval 9 normal (not transformed), wider or narrower, are other features peculiar to tribe.