TABLE 1 in A taxonomic study of Asian soldier beetles of the tribe Malthinini (Coleoptera, Cantharidae, Malthininae), with description of a new genus and a new species of Malthinellus, and notes on the genera Malthinus and Mimomalthinus

TABLE 1. Summary of the morphological comparison of the genus Malthinellus, the genus Malthinus, the genus Phanelomalthinus (monotypic), Mimomalthinus niger, and Mi. shokhrini. Characters in bold indicate autapomorphies of Malthinellus, and an asterisk (*) denotes characters that have not been confirmed for all species of the respective genus. Elytral condition: “abbreviated,” in which the apices of the folded hind wings are somewhat exposed from the elytral apices; and “complete,” in which the elytra completely cover the hind wings. MalthinellusMalthinusPhanelomalthinusMi. nigerMi. shokhrinigulawide, not concavethin, deeply groovedsomewhat wide, deeply concavethin, deeply groovedsomewhat wide, not concaveapodeme on gulaabsent*present*presentunknownunknownbasal part of head (neck)not parallel-sidedsometimes parallel-sidednot parallel-sidednot parallel-sidedparallel-sidedelytraabbreviatedabbreviated or completecompleteabbreviatedunknownmale sternite IXoval; round or bilobate at apexvariable in shapeoval; bilobate at apexoval; bilobate at apextrilobate at apexgeneral shape of aedeagusroundelongateelongateunknownelongatebasal shaft of basal pieceabsentpresent or absentpresentunknownprobably absentdorsal surface of basal piecesmoothsmooth*with a cruciform structureunknownprobably smoothlateral lobes of centrophysepresentabsentabsentunknownabsent