taxonID	type	description	language	source
BA2904E2BB5F5AF7A8F5514E6B37CB53.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Parvapila has a distinct scutellar shield unlike most of the Orchesiini: Eucinetomorphus, Lederia Reitter, 1880, Lederina Nikitsky & Belov, 1982, Lyperocharis Broun, 1914. It can be distinguished from the three Orchesiini genera with visible scutellar shield, Orchesia, Hylobia Broun, 1880, and Microscapha by the following combination of characters: scutellar shield small with rounded posterior margin (Fig. 1), suture dividing metanepisterna and metaventrite evanescent posteriad (Fig. 2), and metacoxae directed antero-laterally.	en	Cosandey, Vivien (2023): Parvapila lyncispinnae new genus and new species (Coleoptera, Melandryidae) from South Africa. Alpine Entomology 7: 269-273, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448
BA2904E2BB5F5AF7A8F5514E6B37CB53.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name of this genus refers to its small (" parva " lat.) and convex shape (" pila " lat.: ball).	en	Cosandey, Vivien (2023): Parvapila lyncispinnae new genus and new species (Coleoptera, Melandryidae) from South Africa. Alpine Entomology 7: 269-273, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448
BA2904E2BB5F5AF7A8F5514E6B37CB53.taxon	description	Description. Body oval, small, ca. 1.5 - 2.5 mm long. Body convex in lateral view; sides regularly curved in dorsal view. Pubescence on head directed anteriad, on dorsal surface of pronotum, elytra and abdomen directed posteriad. Head embedded in pronotum and directed downward, hardly visible in dorsal view; delimited posteriorly by carina. Neck surface with strong microreticulation. Distance between dorsal margin of eyes two times eyes width. Antennae long, as long as ca. half of body length, antennomeres progressively widening apicad, without distinct antennal club; insertion point of antennae hidden by lateral margins of frons. Maxillary palpi with strongly transverse articles II and III, apical article cultriform. Pronotum transverse, regularly convex in lateral view, without impressions; lateral margins with lateral bead in posterior half, anterior and posterior margins not edged; anterior angles broadly rounded, posterior angles orthogonal with rounded tip, pointing posteriad. Scutellum visible, with rounded posterior margin. Elytra elongate; humeral stria marked, forming small gutter with completely edged lateral border. Epipleura well marked on most of elytral length, evenly narrowed posteriad. Elytra fused. Hind wings not developed. Prosternal process triangular, wide. Mesoventral process thin and elongate, triangular. Metaventrite separated from metanepisterna by incomplete suture, evanescent posteriad. Metanepisterna ca. 3 times longer than wide. Metacoxae directed antero-laterally and narrowed. Legs robust, with wide, short tibiae. Metatarsal spurs and metatarsomeres wide. Male: Metaventrite with a medial depression.	en	Cosandey, Vivien (2023): Parvapila lyncispinnae new genus and new species (Coleoptera, Melandryidae) from South Africa. Alpine Entomology 7: 269-273, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448
56AFC1F9458A5166BFA5ACD5CDCBC08F.taxon	description	Figs 1 - 2, 3 - 9	en	Cosandey, Vivien (2023): Parvapila lyncispinnae new genus and new species (Coleoptera, Melandryidae) from South Africa. Alpine Entomology 7: 269-273, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448
56AFC1F9458A5166BFA5ACD5CDCBC08F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. For now, Parvapila lyncispinnae is the only known species of this genus. It can be easily distinguished from other Orchesiini by characters given in the diagnosis of Parvapila.	en	Cosandey, Vivien (2023): Parvapila lyncispinnae new genus and new species (Coleoptera, Melandryidae) from South Africa. Alpine Entomology 7: 269-273, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448
56AFC1F9458A5166BFA5ACD5CDCBC08F.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the shape of the sternite IX of males, which bears two patches of setae, recalling the tufted ears of the Eurasian lynx.	en	Cosandey, Vivien (2023): Parvapila lyncispinnae new genus and new species (Coleoptera, Melandryidae) from South Africa. Alpine Entomology 7: 269-273, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448
56AFC1F9458A5166BFA5ACD5CDCBC08F.taxon	description	Description. Length: 1.48 - 2.51 mm; width: 0.78 - 1.28 mm; depth: 0.57 - 0.91. Body (Figs 3 - 5) oval, ca. twice longer than wide, widest at middle; sides regularly arcuate in dorsal view; body convex in lateral view, slightly elongated posteriorly. Body yellowish to orange-reddish. Pubescence regular and dense, yellowish. Head with strong setiferous punctation; surface covered by homogeneous transverse microreticulation. Clypeus with strong and rough punctation; surface lacking microreticulation. Antennae long, reaching posteriorly ca. middle of body; antennomeres progressively widening toward apex, not forming distinct club; length ratios of antennomeres: 22 - 16 - 13 - 8 - 11 - 12 - 10 - 11 - 14 - 13 - 29; antennomere I and XI ca. twice longer than wide, antennomeres II, III, V, VI, and VII slightly elongate, antennomeres IV, VIII, and X slightly transverse, antennomere IX as long as wide. Basal maxillary palpomere small, as long as wide; second article transverse; penultimate article transverse, three times wider than long; distal maxillary palpomere 1.2 times longer than wide, widest at base, with inner margin slightly concave, outer margin widely rounded. Pronotum ca. 0.4 times as long as wide, widest at base; surface covered by fine punctation, two times denser anteriorly than at base; elytral surface covered by microreticulation formed of transverse to polyhedral meshes. Elytra 1.5 times longer than wide; homogeneously covered with small granules except for elytral base, and with dense confluent rough punctation; lacking microreticulation, shining; pubescence long and dense directed posteriad. Scutellar shield small, 0.07 mm wide, ca. twice longer than wide, with rounded posterior margin, surface smooth and shining, bearing a few hairs. Metaventrite shining, homogeneously covered by shallow microreticulation and fine punctation and pubescence. Length of both metatarsal spurs subequal, almost as long as metatarsomere I; first metatarsomere seven times longer than wide; length ratio of metatarsomeres: 38 - 12 - 9 - 11. Abdomen bearing dense pubescence on ventral side; surface smooth, shining, finely punctured, without microreticulation. Male: Metaventrite (Fig. 6) with a deep oval medial depression occupying slightly more than posterior half of metaventrite and three to four times longer than wide, widest at middle, with margins clearly edged; inner area of medial depression bearing long pubescence; metaventral area anterior of depression with long erected hairs. Sternite IX (Fig. 8) 0.51 mm long, formed by two tubular pieces joining anteriorly and linked by a thin membrane, strait on anterior 2 / 3, diverging in apical third, prolonged by quadratic membranous pieces with pubescent tips. Aedeagus (Fig. 9) 0.43 mm long; phallobase slightly sinuate around its midlength, 0.6 times as long as total aedeagal length; parameres straight, divergent posteriad, in basal half not distinct from median lobe; median lobe extremely thin, narrowed posteriad. Female: Metaventrite (Fig. 7) with shallow lineiform groove directed longitudinally occupying 0.6 times of metaventral length, surrounded by strong hairs directed posteriad.	en	Cosandey, Vivien (2023): Parvapila lyncispinnae new genus and new species (Coleoptera, Melandryidae) from South Africa. Alpine Entomology 7: 269-273, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/alpento.7.108448
