Pentheochaetes Melzer, 1932

(Figs. 33, 47)

Pentheochaetes Melzer, 1932: 432 .

Type species — Pentheochaetes mysticus Melzer, 1932 (original designation).

Trichonyssodrys Gilmour, 1957: 31 .

Type species — Trichonyssodrys maculata Gilmour, 1957 (original designation).

Diagnosis. Prothorax with lateral tubercles at the posterior third; pronotum without tubercles; elytra without centrobasal crest or carina; basal metatarsomere slightly longer than next two together. Number of species currently included: 10; in Mexico and Central America: 2.