Taxonomic revision of the genus Machleida Fåhraeus, 1870 (Tenebrionidae, Pimeliinae, Asidini)

The taxonomic concept of the genus Fåhraeus, 1870 is tested and revised based on newly identified material. The following new species are described: , , , and Kamiński. Wilke, 1925 is considered as a junior subjective synonym of Péringuey, 1899. Péringuey, 1899 (= Wilke, 1925) (transferred to ), Fairmaire, 1897 (transferred to ), and Wilke, 1925 (interpreted as in Asidini) are excluded from . An identification key for the species of the newly revised is provided. The present paper brings the total number of species within the genus to six ( ; (Péringuey, 1899); ; Fåhraeus, 1870; ; Kamiński ). The morphology of female terminalia (ovipositor and genital tubes) is described for the genus for the first time.