Palaeabraeus Simon-Pražák, Yamamoto, Lackner, Fikáček, Prokop & Caterino, 2024, gen. nov.

Palaeabraeus gen. nov. Type species. Palaeabraeus glabrus sp. nov .. Diagnosis: Body oval, strongly dorsally convex. Head without frontal stria, short labrum with a pair of prominent setae. Body surface glabrous, without punctuation. Widely open antennal cavities present at the anterolateral position on the prosternal hypomeron. Mesoventrite anteriorly with a round apex inserted into the base of the prosternal keel, with a curved postcoxal striae and complete lateral striae. Metaventrite long, with postmesocoxal striae. Legs simple, tarsal formula 5-5-5. Etymology: The genus is considered as an ancient representative of the Abraeini tribe and the generic name refers to this taxonomic placement.