Hoplopisthius (Carcinopisthius) Kolbe, 1892, n. stat. Carcinopisthius Kolbe, 1892: 174. Type species: Carcinopisthius fruhstorferi Kolbe, 1892. Diagnosis. Head with a small basal notch, temples much shorter than ocular diameter (Fig. 35); vertex, frons and metarostrum glabrous in males, with whitish pubescent area in females (Fig. 35). Venter of head grooved (Fig. 36). Underside of profemora with a strong brush of thick hair (Fig. 50); upper side of metafemorae strongly grooved (Figs 8–9). Metasternum laterally not carinate. Elytral interstria 2 present from base to apex; interstria 7 abruptly interrupted at apex, forming a tooth (Figs 39, 48); apex of elytra in shape of "forceps" (Figs 39–40, 48–49), the first interstria not strongly projecting rearward. Sternite III–IV of abdomen longitudinally grooved (Fig. 41); sternites VII (Figs 41, 53) with basal notch, apical fovea and two lateroapical depressions. Tergite VIII of females (Figs 47, 56) denticulate at the apex.

Published as part of Mantilleri, Antoine, 2010, A taxonomic review and phylogeny of the genera Hoplopisthius Senna, 1892 and Carcinopisthius Kolbe, 1892 (Coleoptera: Brentidae, Hoplopisthiini), pp. 1-26 in Zootaxa 2516 on pages 7-8, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.196132