Motuotrichius Huang & Chen

Huang, Hao & Chen, Chang-Chin, 2016, Motuotrichius yangi, a new genus and species from southeastern Tibet, China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae: Trichiini), Zootaxa 4205 (4), pp. 365-372 : 366

Motuotrichius Huang & Chen , new genus

Type species. Motuotrichius yangi Huang & Chen , new species —here designated.

Etymology. The generic name is derived from the type locality of the type species, combined with the type genus of the tribe, Trichius Fabricius, 1775 . The name is masculine in gender.

Generic description. Smaller and slender species with body length (including head) usually under 1.5 cm. Clypeal apex bisinuate-lobate, not raised. Antennal lamellae shorter and without impression on proximal side of first lamella, not sexually dimorphic. Pronotum with widest point before base, with basolateral corner distinctly deflexed into a distinct angle. Pronotum, nearly glabrous without using magnification, without transverse depression near posterior margin (not counting the marginal sculpture). Basolateral corner of pronotum distinctly deflexed. Pronotum with sparse, subappressed setae around lateral margins. Scutellum wider than long. Elytral disc deplanate, with indistinct strial-interstrial pattern (a character defined by Krikken, 2009). Elytra glabrous, with symmetric pattern of yellow patches on darker green background, or unmarked uniform dark green. Apicosutural elytral angle rounded off. Pygidium distinctly transverse, sparsely clad with erect, fine setae. Mesometasternal protrusion absent, mesocoxae subcontiguous. Tarsomeres without apico-internal tuft of setae. Protibia with 1 external denticle and 1 apical tooth, without proximal serration. Apico-internal spur of protibia present, movable. Protarsomere 1 about as long as protarsomere 2, not dilated. Mesotibiae and metatibiae straight. Mesotibia with an internal tooth. Mesotibial apex not extended beyond apex as a drawn-out lobe (a character defined by Krikken 2009). Mesotibial spurs present. Metatibia with a bulge on inner margin. Metatibial spurs elongate-acuminate in both sexes.