TRIBE TILLOMORPHINI

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DIAGNOSIS : eyes small, finely facetted, entire not emarginate; head vertical, somewhat retracted under prothorax; base of prothorax strongly constricted; fore coxae globular, its cavity entirely or almost completely closed posteriorly; mid coxal cavity closed to epimeron of mesothorax; first hind tarsal segment shorter than 2+3 united.

Key to genera of Tillomorphini in Sarawak

1.    Antennae thicken towards apex or clavate; tarsal claw normal, prominent; antennal insertion widely separated; elytra convex, parallel-sided. ............ 2
Antennae filiform or very slightly thicken towards apex; tarsal claws minute; antennal inserion approximate; elytra strongly emarginate at middle, apical half hemispheric. - Clytellus, WESTWOOD

2(l) Femora incrassate; elytral apex bispinose. ............................................... 3
Femora peduncle-clavate; elytral apex conjointly rounded . - Halme, PASCOE

3(2) Elytra rather sharply carinate along epipleura; elytra with transverse ivory-liked callosity; prothorax cylindrical . - Centrotoclytus, MOTSCHULSKY
Elytra not carinate at sides or without ivory-liked callosity on disc;     prothorax globular with a very narrow basal constriction. - Epipedocera, CHEVROLAT