Genus Madegafoenus Benoit, 1951

I had the opportunity to examine specimens of this genus only recently, and it is clearly a polyphyletic group, composed of at least two distinct genera.

Type species M. seyrigi Benoit [Madagascar]
Number of known species 3
Distribution Madagascar
Diagnosis Extremely dilated hind tibia
Species recognition Benoit, 1951, 1956
Status Polyphyletic
Research in progress Phylogenetic analysis
Collecting tips -
Databasing not started

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