Afrodiastictus Pittino & Mariani 1986

Afrodiastictus Pittino & Marini, 1986 Diagnosis Length 1.6 – 2.2 mm. Body elongate, cylindrical, posteriorly dilate piceous with testaceous legs. Head granulated, clypeus emarginate; frontoclypeal suture distinct; frons variably punctured. Pronotum with at least two shallow transverse furrows and two transverse ridges, third transverse furrow and ridge may not be present or weakly developed; posteromedial longitudinal furrow present, dividing second and third transverse furrows and ridges. Elytra with interstriae carinate or flat. Metatarsomere with first tarsomere cylindrical, somewhat dilated posteriorly, shorter than longer apical spur. Remarks Afrodiastictus has seven recognized species, but only two occur in the New World: A. mimicus (Gordin & Cartwright, 1980) and A. minutus (Gordon & Cartwright 1980; Pittino & Marini 1986; Gordon & Pittino 1992). This genus is recorded from Bolivia, Brazil and Venezuela (Gordon & Cartwright 1980). For a key to the Neotropical species see Gordon & Cartwright (1980) (as Rhyssemus Mulsant, 1842).