Anthracites Redtenbacher 1891

Genus Anthracites Redtenbacher, 1891

Type species: Anthracites nitidus Redtenbacher, 1891

Brief diagnosis. Pronotum lateral lobes strongly descending posteriorly; pronotum ventral margin concave. Mesosternal lobes with medium long apical cone. Hind knee lobes bispinose. Male cercus blunt, with two internal processes near apex. Male titillators separate with lateral extensions in prolongation of tip of titillators or separate with widened base from apical area of titillators. Female subgenital plate often partly or fully divided along midline and lateral surfaces elevated and modified. Ovipositor falcate (Ingrisch, 2015).

Remarks. The genus is currently known from the Philippines and Sulawesi. Ten species were described from the Philippines (Ingrisch, 2015): Anthracites bilineatus Ingrisch, 2015; Anthracites flagellates Ingrisch, 2015; Anthracites geniculatus Dohrn, 1905; Anthracites major Hebard, 1922; Anthracites nitidus Redtenbacher, 1891; Anthracites pyramidalis Ingrisch, 2015; Anthracites romblon Ingrisch, 2015; Anthracites sinuatus Ingrisch, 2015; Anthracites unispinus Ingrisch, 2015; Anthracites zebra Hebard, 1922. The taxonomy of the genus has been revised by Ingrisch (2015).