Generic limits of the Rhyparini with respect to the genus Termitodius Wasmann, 1894 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) Author Skelley, Paul E. Florida State Collection of Arthropods Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services P. O. Box 147100 Gainesville FL 32614 - 7100 text Insecta Mundi 2007 2007-08-24 2007 9 1 9 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.4532587 1942-1354 4532587 Termitodiellus Nakane 1961: 26 Type species . Termitodius esakii Nomura 1943 , by monotypy. Diagnosis . Length approximately 3.0 mm. Body of typical rhyparine appearance with strong dorsal carinae and elytron with an apical bulb and trichomes. Head with clypeus not abruptly inflexed medially, submarginal lines and bead present in most, angulate medial tooth evident. Pronotum appearing somewhat flattened, lateral margin flared, usually distinctly lobed anteriorly; dorsal carinae sharply defined throughout length, some more prominent anteriorly, not bulb-like ( Fig. 6 ). Metafemur stout, weakly to distinctly club-like. Meso- and metatibia not elongate, angular in cross section, somewhat flattened and distinctly dilated toward apex. Mesotibia ( Termitodiellus - type ) apically angulate, apical setal fringe broken ( Fig. 2 ), inner margin elongate beyond tarsal insertion, apical spine somewhat parallel to tibial axis and apically curved inward, apical spine narrowed or distinctly blade-like, spine more prominent in males, weakly developed in females. Elytron somewhat shortened, approximately 2.5 times longer than wide; not distinctly parallel-sided, evenly rounded to terminal bulb. Distribution . Presently described species from Malesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines , Sulawesi) and Micronesia .