Key to Genera of Neopelatopini of Latin America (modified from Seago & Newton, 2009)

1a Dorsum apparently glabrous............................................................................. 2 1b Dorsum conspicuously, moderately setose.................................................................. 3 2a Antennae robust, antennomeres 6 – 10 (at least) transverse; head with two indistinctly-margined, lensless pale ocelli; elytra bicolored or uniformly pale or black; procoxal cavities posteriorly open................................. Neopelatops

2b Antennae slender, antennomeres 6 – 7, 9 – 11 (at least) elongate; head without ocelli; elytra uniformly brown or reddish brown; procoxal cavities posteriorly closed by pronotal process.............................................. Capnosolius

3a Head with pair of distinct pale ocelli with lenses; elytra confusedly punctate, without striae; procoxal cavities posteriorly open; aedeagal parameres absent....................................................................... Ragytodes

3b Head without ocelli; elytra with distinct coarsely punctate and impressed striae; procoxal cavities posteriorly closed by pronotal process; aedeagal parameres present.......................................................... Sphaeropelatops