Aeletes Horn

Leivas, Fernando W. T., Mise, Kleber M., Almeida, Lúcia M., Macari, Bruna P. & Gomy, Yves, 2012, New species and key of Aeletes Horn (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Abraeinae) from Brazil, Zootaxa 3175, pp. 63-68 : 67

Key of identification to the known Brazilian species of the genus Aeletes Horn

1. With a faint and oblique stria on each humeral region; basal tarsomeres of posterior legs longer than the next three tarsomeres together............................................................... A. (Acritinus) floridae ( Marseul, 1862)

- Without a faint and oblique stria on the humeral region; basal tarsomeres of posterior legs shorter than the next three tarsomeres together......................................................................................... 2

2. Antescutellar stria absent; prosternum with basal width about equal to apical; elytra impunctate............................................................................................ Aeletes (s. str.) troglodytes Wenzel, 1944

- Antescutellar stria present; prosternum with anterior margin wider than posterior margin; elytra punctuate with bristles................................................................................. Aeletes (s. str.) nicolasi sp. nov.