Monteithophila Schuh, Stys & Cassis 2015

GenusMonteithophilaSchuh, Štys & Cassis, 2015 Monteithophila Schuh, Štys & Cassis, 2015: 4. Type species by original designation: Monteithophila queenslandana Schuh, Štys & Cassis, 2015. Diagnosis. Monteithophila can be distinguished from other genera of Plokiophilidae by the following combination of character states: head lacking elongate neck behind eyes; macrochetae absent on frons, vertex and pronotal collar; tarsi 3 - segmented; foreleg with very long major (inner) claw; fossula spongiosa absent on all legs; membrane of hemelytron with three weakly-developed free veins; cuneus absent; pygophore broader at base than apex; parameres symmetric, exposed on dorsal surface, with apices faced anteromedially; all traces of ovipositor lost in females. Diversity and distribution. The genus previously contained two species from Oceania (Schuh et al. 2015). The new species described herein is distributed in the Oriental Region.