Genus Piesomera Solier 1843

Genus Piesomera Solier diagnosis in:
Kaminski et al. 2022. Female terminalia morphology and cladistic relations among Tok‐Tok beetles (Tenebrionidae: Sepidiini). Cladistics. 38 (6)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361750699_Female_terminalia_morphology_and_cladistic_relations_among_Tok-Tok_beetles_Tenebrionidae_Sepidiini

• basal pronotal margination complete
• prosternal process deflated
• epipleuron with a distinct groove in median part
• male setal patch large, covering several ventrites
• elytral surface covered with microtubercles.

The genus was erected by Solier and named for the compressed femora (πιέζω = press or squeeze μηρός = femur).
Original description of genus Piesomera and type species P. scabra in:
Solier, A. J. J. 1843. Essai sur les collaptérides de la tribu des Molurites. Imprimerie Royale, Turin, 127 pp. [4 pls.] [extract of Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze di Torino (2)6
https://books.google.de/books?id=qVkFAAAAQAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=clinocranion%20spinosum&hl=de&pg=PA289#v=onepage&q=Moluris&f=false

Species:

P.  blapsoides (Haag-Rutenberg 1871)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81206#page/329/mode/1up
Type locality: 'Namajua' (= Namaqua ???), South Africa
GBIF records: Namibia, Namibia (Kubub), South Africa (Namaqualand), South Africa (Western Cape, Namaqualand, Bushmanland), South Africa (Northern Cape, Van Wyksvley (Vlei)), South Africa (Northern Cape, Namaqua, Pella)

P. brunnea
P. brunnea (Olivier 1775)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/125993#page/472/mode/1up
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope
P.  brunnea rufocastaneus (Haag-Rutenberg 1871)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81206#page/328/mode/1up

P.  compta (Haag-Rutenberg 1871)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81206#page/257/mode/1up
Type locality: Cape
GBIF records: Namibia (Nemaan Br. S.W. Africa), South Africa (Northern Cape, (Van) Wyks Vley 30.35° S 21.816666666667° E; Pixley ka Seme, Kareeberg)

P. diabolica
Distribution: coastal south of the Orange River to Spencer Bay
P.  diabolica diabolica (Koch 1952)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49571901#page/347/mode/1up
P.  diabolica tactilis (Koch 1962)

P.  egregia (Haag-Rutenberg 1871)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81206#page/222/mode/1up
Type locality: Cape
GBIF records: South Africa (Northern Cape, 10 m W of Kuboos Richtersveld), South Africa (Northern Cape, Lekkersing, N. Namaqualand), South Africa (Northern Cape, Kleinzee, N. Namaqualand), South Africa (Northern Cape, Anenous, Namaqualand), South Africa (Northern Cape, O'Okiep)
Photo: https://www.google.de/books/edition/Morphology_and_Systematics_Elateroidea_B/Y2k7WfeX2v4C?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=Psammodes%20egregius&pg=PA613&printsec=frontcover

P.  gerstaeckeri (Haag-Rutenberg 1871)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81206#page/386/mode/1up
Type locality: Cape
GBIF records: South Africa (Western Cape, Murraysburg Dist), South Africa (Western Cape, Beaufort West),

P.  longipes (Haag-Rutenberg)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81206#page/256/mode/1up
Type locality: Cape
Possibly widespread, reported from Prieska and Carnarvon Districts and Namibia, Kubub
https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Denkschr-Med-Natwiss-Ges-Jena_13_0391-0424.pdf

P.  producta (Haag-Rutenberg 1871)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81206#page/387/mode/1up
Type locality: Cape

P.  scabra (Fabricius 1775) - Type species
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/82400#page/269/mode/1up
Type locality: Cape of Good Hope
GBIF records: South Africa (Cape Town),

P.  setipennis (Haag-Rutenberg 1871)
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/81206#page/255/mode/1up
Type locality: 'Caffraria'
GBIF record: South Africa (Western Cape, Namaqual.(Namaqualand) Bushmanland)

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