Seven new genera of the Neotropical Lauxaniidae are described; all the
type-species are also new and described here: Bacilloflagellomera gen
. n. (type-species B. pectinicornis sp. n.), Baliopteridion gen. n. (t
ype-species B. brevitarsus sp. n.), Gibbolauxania gen. n. (type-specie
s G. elegans sp. n.), Minilauxania gen. n. (type-species M. bulbifacie
s sp. n.), Paraphysoclypeus gen. n. (type-species P. nigropleura sp. n
.), Pseudominettia gen. n. (type-species P. platypeza sp. n.), Tauridi
on gen. n. (type-species T. shewelli sp. n.). With 37 original figures
.