Phaeochrous
Phaeochrous is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Hybosoridae. The species are widely distributed over tropical Africa, Madagascar, Aldabra, Yemen, South Asia, South-East Asia, New Guinea and Oceanian islands, as well as North and West Australia.
Description
Body length is approximately 8 to 17 mm. Eyes normally developed. Pronotum glabrous. Elytra striate, without longitudinal carenae. Male is yellowish brown, via dark reddish brown, to nearly black. Margins of the head, pronotum and elytra lighter, or more reddish whereas the ventrum is about reddish to dark brown. Labrum anteriorly emarginate, with a row of long, erect setae along its fore margin. Anterior margin of clypeus is concave. Gena rounded and protruding laterally beyond eye, and clothed with a conspicuous tuft of yellowish, erect setae. Pronotum disc with double isodiametric punctation and often a faint median longitudinal band is visible. Anterior margin of pronotum is bisinuate, whereas the base is bisinuate. Elytra completely glabrous or with sparse, hardly discernible, short, erect setae in apical area. Elytral surface with around 16 to 18 striae, composed of round to quadrangular punctures. Mandibles are more or less strongly protruding beyond labrum. Parameres are strongly asymmetric. Females with less wide to hardly present lateral deplanations in pronotum. Elytral setae of lateral fringe much shorter. Mandibles much less to hardly protruding beyond labrum, and evenly rounded.
Species
Phaeochrous amplus Arrow, 1909Phaeochrous australicus Kuijten, 1978Phaeochrous beccarii Harold, 1871Phaeochrous behrensii Horn, 1867Phaeochrous bicarinatus Kuijten, 1986Phaeochrous borealis Kuijten, 1984Phaeochrous burgoblitus Kuijten, 1986Phaeochrous camerunensis Arrow, 1909Phaeochrous compactus Kuijten, 1978Phaeochrous davaonis Kuijten, 1981Phaeochrous dispar Quedenfeldt, 1884Phaeochrous dissimilis Arrow, 1909Phaeochrous diversipes Pic, 1928Phaeochrous dubius Phaeochrous elevatus Kuijten, 1978Phaeochrous emarginatus Castelnau, 1840Phaeochrous enigmaticus Kuijten, 1978Phaeochrous gambiensis Phaeochrous gigas Schouteden, 1918Phaeochrous hainanensis Zhang, 1990Phaeochrous indicus Phaeochrous intermedius Pic, 1928Phaeochrous lobatus Kuijten, 1978Phaeochrous madagascariensis Phaeochrous madrassicus Kuijten, 1978Phaeochrous nicolasi Keith, 2002Phaeochrous nitidus Arrow, 1909Phaeochrous orbachi Keith & Ballerio, 2019Phaeochrous philippinensis Phaeochrous pletus Kuijten, 1978Phaeochrous portuum Kuijten, 1978Phaeochrous pseudintermedius Kuijten, 1978Phaeochrous rhodesianus Schouteden, 1918Phaeochrous rudis Kuijten, 1984Phaeochrous ruficollis Fairmaire, 1893Phaeochrous rufus Pic, 1928Phaeochrous schoutedeni Burgeon, 1928Phaeochrous senegalensis Castelnau, 1840Phaeochrous separabilis Zhang, 1990Phaeochrous stupendus Kuijten, 1986Phaeochrous sulawesi Kuijten, 1978Phaeochrous tanzanianus Tagliaferri, 2002Phaeochrous tertiarium Phaeochrous tokaraensis Nomura, 1961Phaeochrous tonkineus Pic, 1943Phaeochrous tumbanus Burgeon, 1928Phaeochrous turcanicola Kuijten, 1986Phaeochrous uelensis Burgeon, 1928Phaeochrous usambarae Burgeon, 1928