taxonID	type	description	language	source
03AD863DFFA7682E6AB4FC6F9F6CDF91.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 3) http: // zoobank. org / urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: A 82 EE 031 - DB 15 - 408 E- 80 C 3 - 0 F 96 C 4 CA 880 C	en	Liu, Zhenhua, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong (2021): Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia. Zootaxa 5082 (4): 393-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7
03AD863DFFA7682E6AB4FC6F9F6CDF91.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Salsolaius biserratus sp. nov., by the present designation.	en	Liu, Zhenhua, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong (2021): Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia. Zootaxa 5082 (4): 393-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7
03AD863DFFA7682E6AB4FC6F9F6CDF91.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The genus name is a combination of the Latin prefix “ Salsus ” meaning salty combined with genus name “ Laius ”, referring to the unusual habitat of this new genus.	en	Liu, Zhenhua, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong (2021): Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia. Zootaxa 5082 (4): 393-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7
03AD863DFFA7682E6AB4FC6F9F6CDF91.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This genus can be easily recognized from the all other genera of Apalochrini by biserrate antennae in both male and female, highly reduced vesicles on thorax and abdomen and distinctly exposed pygidium from above.	en	Liu, Zhenhua, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong (2021): Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia. Zootaxa 5082 (4): 393-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7
03AD863DFFA7682E6AB4FC6F9F6CDF91.taxon	description	Description. Body (Figs 1 A – 1 G) relatively flattened, nearly parallel-sided; vestiture of short whitish setae. Head prognathous; median occipital carina present, extending to middle of frons (Figs 1 A, 1 E); frons slightly depressed anteriorly, with pair of small pits (Figs 1 D, 1 F). Eyes medium-sized, finely facetted and slightly protruding. Antennae dorsally and anteriorly inserted on frons. Clypeus of very short sclerotized postclypeus and trapezoid membranous anteclypeus. Labrum transverse and sub-rectangular. Antenna (Fig. 2 A) 11 - segmented, scape elongated and subtriangular, pedicel very short and almost invisible; antennomere 3 – 11 asymmetrically biserrate and densely covered by short sensorial setae, antennomere 3 elongated. Mandibles (Fig. 2 D) bidentate apically, incisor edge smooth; mola absent, of membranous appendages. Maxilla (Fig. 2 B) with slender palps, terminal palpomere elongated and cylindrical; galea and lacinia subequal in length, covered by dense short setae anteriorly. Labium (Fig. 2 C) with 3 - segmented labial palps, terminal palpomere conical; ligula rounded apically. Gular sutures short and widely separated. Prothorax (Figs 1 A, 1 E) weakly transverse; anterior side pronounced in the middle and slightly hollowed near anterior angles, so the angles look acute and slightly prominent. lateral and posterior edges slightly expanded, with narrow and transparent flanges; dorsal surface slightly convex, covered by dense and short whitish setae. Prosternum very short, prosternal process highly reduced. Procoxal cavities contiguous; procoxae large and distinctly projecting, protrochantins exposed. Vesicles pale yellow. Scutellum sub-trapezoidal, with posterior margin rounded. Elytra (Figs 1 A, 1 E) nearly parallel-sided, rounded apically, lateral margins slightly constricted at about apical third, inner suture marginated and elevate, each elytron with two weak longitudinal carinae, parallel to suture; dorsal surfaces without distinct punctuation, covered by dense and short yellowish setae. Hindwings well developed. Mesoventrite and mesanepisternum fused and transverse, mesepimeron sub-triangular, yellow with black-brown anterior side (Figs 1 B, 1 G). Mesocoxal cavities contiguous, laterally open to mesepimeron; mesocoxae elongated and large, mesotrochantins exposed. Metaventrite transverse and slightly swollen, discrimen complete; metanepisternum large and subtriangular, metepimeron exposed posteriorly from ventral side, not extending to lateral edge of metacoxae. Metacoxae large and sub-triangular, gradually narrowing to lateral. Legs with femora slightly enlarged, tibiae slender and slightly curved. Tarsal formula 5 - 5 - 5; fore tarsomere 2 (Fig. 2 E) in male strongly prolonged over next two segments, bearing black combs along apical and outer edges, tarsomeres 1 and 3 slightly elongate with the former segment slightly bilobed, tarsomere 4 shortened; mid and hind tarsi elongate, with basal 4 segments sub-equal in length, tarsomere 5 longest, claws long and thin, with small denticle at base; tarsomeres shortened and compact in female, with tarsomere 1 elongate, 2 nd – 4 th tarsomeres compressed and equal in length, claws shorter. Abdomen with 7 freely articulated ventrites, with last three segments exposed from dorsal side; ventrite 1 (sternite II) divided by metacoxae, partly visible laterally; ventrites 2 – 6 transverse and sub-equal in length; ventrite 7 (sternite VIII) and tergite VIII modified in male, simple in female. Spiculum gastrale (Fig. 2 I) sheath-shaped, broad anteriorly and with pair of long struts posteriorly. Tegmen highly reduced, ring-shaped anteriorly. Penis elongate, broad anteriorly and slender posteriorly; inner sac with sclerotized flagellum inside, covered by dense tiny spines. Sexual dimorphisms mainly present on shape and forms of tarsomeres as described above; the biserrate antenna in female is pronounced, but still in same shape as male.	en	Liu, Zhenhua, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong (2021): Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia. Zootaxa 5082 (4): 393-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7
03AD863DFFA268286AB4FB339E4FD8C4.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 3) http: // zoobank. org / urn: lsid: zoobank. org: act: 59 CFC 055 - 5 A 75 - 46 A 7 - 83 A 1 - 85 A 40 D 5 A 3 F 1 E.	en	Liu, Zhenhua, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong (2021): Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia. Zootaxa 5082 (4): 393-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7
03AD863DFFA268286AB4FB339E4FD8C4.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Species name refers to the biserrate antennae of the new species.	en	Liu, Zhenhua, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong (2021): Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia. Zootaxa 5082 (4): 393-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7
03AD863DFFA268286AB4FB339E4FD8C4.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ♂: ‘ WA: Lake Way, ca. 15 km SSE. Of Wiluna 26 ° 45 ’ 12.3228 ” S 120 ° 23 ’ 13.5384 ” E (GDA 94) 19 Aug. 2020 H. L. Clark, B. A. Buzatto (SLP 072 a) Active search — burrow dig / Western Australian Museum Entomology Reg. No. E 108541 ’ (WAM). Paratypes 2 ♀: same data as the holotype but ‘ Western Australian Museum Entomology Reg. No. E 108542 - 108543 ’ (WAM); 1 ♂, same data as the holotype (ANIC); 1 ♂: same data as the holotype but ‘ 18 Aug. 2020 H. L. Clark, B. A. Buzatto (SLP 071) Active search — burrow dig’ (ANIC).	en	Liu, Zhenhua, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong (2021): Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia. Zootaxa 5082 (4): 393-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7
03AD863DFFA268286AB4FB339E4FD8C4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The same as diagnosis of genus because of monotypy.	en	Liu, Zhenhua, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong (2021): Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia. Zootaxa 5082 (4): 393-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7
03AD863DFFA268286AB4FB339E4FD8C4.taxon	description	Description. Length 7.7 – 8.9 mm. Body mostly yellow to brown, head black except anterior part of frons, gular area and mouthparts yellow to brown; pronotum with central area black and pair of sub-lateral spots. Legs with basal part of coxae and femora black, pterothorax with mesanepisternum, mesoventrite and metanepisternum black. Head relatively large, widest across eyes, slightly narrower than prothorax. Antennae with antennomeres 4 – 11 asymmetrically biserrate, which are narrower in female; ratios of antennomeres are 1.0: 0.13: 0.72: 0.40: 0.37: 0.37: 0.38: 0.38: 0.35: 0.36: 0.42. Prothorax about 0.7 times as long as wide. Elytra 1.3 – 1.4 times as long as wide. Sternite VIII in male (Fig. 2 G) with large median projection posteriorly, tergite VIII (Fig. 2 F) sub-trapezoid, with broad median incision posteriorly and pair of long anterior struts, bearing dense long setae posterolaterally. Penis (Fig. 2 H) carafe-shaped, broadest at about anterior third, narrowly rounded apically, apex densely punctrued; inner sac with elongated and sclerotized flagellum, curved on both sides, covered very dense tiny spines	en	Liu, Zhenhua, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong (2021): Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia. Zootaxa 5082 (4): 393-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7
03AD863DFFA268286AB4FB339E4FD8C4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Only know from Lake Way of Western Australia (Fig. 3).	en	Liu, Zhenhua, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong (2021): Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia. Zootaxa 5082 (4): 393-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7
03AD863DFFA268286AB4FB339E4FD8C4.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. Little is known on feeding habits or life history; all specimens were collected in burrows on a salt lake in Western Australia, not active during the night. Larvae of Notointybia carvicorni were observed to burrow in wood debris and sands in the lab, in which they did the ecdysis. Thus, the burrows in which Salsolaius stays are most likely to be dug by the larvae to protect themselves from predators and / or high temperatures, in which they may also finish the pupation and eclosion.	en	Liu, Zhenhua, Ślipiński, Adam, Pang, Hong (2021): Salsolaius gen. nov. a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from the salt Lake Way of Western Australia. Zootaxa 5082 (4): 393-400, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5082.4.7
