Saprovisca Stebnicka 1993

Type species. Saprovisca leytensis Stebnicka, 1993, by original designation.

Diagnosis. Saprovisca is most similar to the genus Saprosites Redtenbacher, differing most notably in the presence of clypeal teeth. Both genera share a large and tumid head, parallel-sided and robust body, relatively short front legs, notably curved sutures between the abdominal sternites, and an almost V-shaped subapical suture.

Remarks. Stebnicka (1993) briefly discusses some character similarities between Saprovisca and Cnematoplatys Schmidt, and considers Saprovisca to be an intermediate genus between Cnematoplatys and Saprosites. The rarity of both Cnematoplatys and Saprovisca in collections may be a factor of the brachypterous state of some included species, or unusual and unknown life histories.