Paraselinus, Kamiński, 2013

Paraselinus gen. nov.

Type species. Paraselinus iwani sp. nov., here designated.

Diagnosis. The gula transformed into a stridulatory organ ( Fig. 2 View Figs 2–6 ) and the aedeagal tegmen with a pair of clavae ( Fig. 6 View Figs 2–6 ) place Paraselinus gen. nov. in the subtribe Platynotina .

Paraselinus gen. nov. is similar to Aberlencus , Angolositus Koch, 1955 , Lechius Iwan, 1995 , Upembarus Koch, 1956 and Pseudoselinus due to total wing loss, transverse antennomeres 7–11 and the specific prothoracic structure (lack of basal depressions on the pronotal disc). It differs from Aberlencus and Upembarus by having a completely bordered 5 th abdominal ventrite ( Fig. 3 View Figs 2–6 ). Moreover, it can be distinguished from Upembarus by having the elytral base fused with the humerus ( Figs 8, 9 View Figs 7–12 ). A lack of indentation of the apical part of the mentum ( Figs 2 View Figs 2–6 , 10 View Figs 7–12 ), absence of a groove below the ventral margin of the eye ( Fig. 12 View Figs 7–12 ) and lack of sclerites in the bursa copulatrix ( Figs 14–15 View Figs 13–15 ), separates Paraselinus gen. nov. from Angolositus , Lechius and Pseudoselinus , respectively ( IWAN 2002b, IWAN & KAMIŃSKI 2012, KAMIŃSKI 2012). Additionally, Paraselinus gen. nov. can be easily distinguished from the Pseudoselinus by the narrow intercoxal process of the prosternum ( Figs 4 View Figs 2–6 , 7 View Figs 7–12 ) and non-elongate mid part of the mentum apically ( Figs 2 View Figs 2–6 , 11 View Figs 7–12 ). Paraselinus gen. nov. differs from all above mentioned genera by having the basal half of the lateral pronotal margins parallel.

Description. See description for Paraselinus iwani sp. nov.

Etymology. A combination of para- (meaning “similar to”) and - selinus (the stem of some generic names within Platynotina ), in reference to a morphological similarity of this new taxon to Pseudoselinus Iwan, 2002 . Gender masculine.