Agaocnemis Moser, 1918

Type species

Agaocnemis pruina Moser, 1918: 115 (designation: monotypy).

Diagnosis

Anterior and posterior pronotal margins not beaded (Fig. 2 A), posterior margin prominent with a medial tooth (Fig. 2 A); prosternum anteriorly concave (similar to Fig. 12 K); protibia with three external teeth and without spur (Fig. 2 A); male protarsomeres I–II ventrally flattened and with a setal comb (Fig. 2 A); elytral striae indistinct, lateral margins beaded, posterior and posterointernal margins not beaded (Fig. 1 A); male metatibia internodistally flattened (Fig. 2 E); metatarsomere V without internoproximal spine-like setae; abdomen with intersegmental membrane VII–VIII concealed (Fig. 1 A).

Remarks

The genera Agaocnemis, Byrasba, Hamatoplectris and Hieritis have a distinct pronotal posterior lobe bearing a small medial tooth that extends over the scutellum (Fig. 2 A–D). Agaocnemis is distinguished as follows (opposition to 1, Byrasba; 2, Hamatoplectris; 3, Hieritis): male metatibia internodistally flattened (Fig. 2 E) (1, 3, without flattened area or teeth (Fig. 2 F); 2, male metatibia with an internodistal tooth (Fig. 2 G)), and female elytron with posterolateral margin broadly beaded (Fig. 1 B) (1, 3, female elytral margin finelly beaded; 2, female not known).