Paraberothoides Li, Zhang & Liu 2023, gen. nov.

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Genus Paraberothoides Li, Zhang & Liu gen. nov. (Figs 8, 9) Type species. Paraberothoides longispina sp. nov. Etymology. The generic name “ Paraberothoides ” is combination of “ Paraberotha ” (the type genus of Paraberothinae) and the suffix “- oides ” (Greeklantinised, meaning “similar”), in reference to the morphological similarity between the new genus and Paraberotha Whalley, 1980. Diagnosis. Scape short and stout, twice as long as wide, 2.5 times as long as pedicel. Profemur long and slender, proximally slightly broadened; profemoral ISs rows both fully developed, dense, mainly stinger-shaped, markedly long, distal about 1/4 short saber-shaped and not gradually shortened, both rows commencing near base of profemur, without distinct major process; protibial specialized setae row fully developed, continuous, erected, straight, each over twice as long as width of protibia; protarsus: tarsomere 1 nearly as long as tarsomeres 2–4 combined, distodorsally with a markedly long, curved, thickened specialized setae, ventrally with three long, curved, erected setae in a row; tarsomere 2 with distodorsal setae similar to that of tarsomere 1, ventrally with only one long, curved seta. Forewing immaculate, recurrent humeral crossvein trifurcate, two ra-rp crossveins; hind wing with two ra-rp crossveins, CuP with long and deep stem, distally long and creeping. Remarks. Paraberothoides gen. nov. is similar to Paraberotha in (i) almost all profemoral ISs stinger-shaped, markedly long, (ii) without major process, (iii) protibial ventral specialized setae continuous, homogeneous, erected, straight and long, (iv) probasitarsus ventrally with one row of erected, smoothly curved specialized setae. However, it can be distinguished from Paraberotha by (i) scape short and stout, 2.5 times as long as pedicel, (ii) profemur broadened near its base (apex narrower than base), (iii) protibia slightly shorter than profemur (at least 4/5 length of profemur), (iv) forewing immaculate, while in Paraberotha, (i) the scape is long, over six times as long as pedicel; (ii) the profemur is broadened at 1/3–1/2 length of profemur (apex nearly as broad as base); (iii) the protibia is 3/4–2/3 length of profemur, and (iv) the forewing is macular.