Genus: Coxelus

• Description: Antennae 11-segmented with a distinct, 2-segmented club. Antennal setation sparse. Subantennal grooves absent. Eyes small, reduced, coarsely faceted. Pronotal disc convex, lateral margins emarginate. Procoxal cavities open. Metacoxae moderately separated, separation slightly less than metacoxal length. Elytra with distinct striae composed of coarse, nearly confluent punctures. Tarsal formula 4-4-4. Dorsal surface with curved, recumbent setae.

• Similar genera: The genus Coxelus is similar to the genera Stephaniolus and Megataphrus in having reduced eyes and wings absent. The distinctive antennal cavities on the hypomeron serve to distinguish Megataphrus, and the presence of subantennal grooves serve to distinguish Stephaniolus.

• Southern coastal range of California, USA.

• Coxelus serratus have been collected sifting duff from Redwood trees, as well as under the bark of Douglas fir.
  
  
• Abundance: Rarely encountered.

• Horn (1885)
• Ivie (2002)
• Stephan (1989)