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Pelinobius

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Genus Pelinobius Karsch, 1885

Removed from the genus Phoneyusa Karsch, 1884 and established as a senior synonym for the genus Citharischius Pocock, 1900 by Britain Richard Gallon.

Species P. stridulantissimus (Strand, 1907) formerly included into the genus Citharischius was transfered to the genus Eumenophorus Pocock, 1897.

At present the genus is monotypical and include the sole species - Pelinobius muticus (well knwon and widely distributed into the hobby as Citharischius crawshayi Pocock, 1900).