A taxonomic revision of the Hybosorine genera Microphaeochroops Pic, Microphaeolodes Kuijten, Mimocoelodes Pic, Pantolasius Lansberge and Phaeochridius Lansberge is given. Microphaeochroops nigrosetosus, Microphaeochroops varius, Microphaeolodes mulumontis and Pantolasius bandaharae are proposed as new species, and Microphaeolodes as a new genus. Lectotypes are designated for Microphaeochroops peninsularis Arrow, Phaeochridius derasus (Harold) and Phaeochridius haroldi Fairmaire. Phaeochridius haroldi Fairmaire is synonymized with Phaeochridius derasus (Harold); Phaeochridius benderitteri Pic and Phaeochridius cinereicollis Arrow are synonymized with Phaeochridius uniformis Arrow.

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Kuijten, P. J. (1985). Revision of some Hybosorine Genera from the Indo-Malayan Subregion: Microphaeochroops, Microphaeolodes, Mimocoelodes, Pantolasius and Phaeochridius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Hybosorinae). Zoologische Verhandelingen, 222(1), 1–39.