Genus Pogonus Dejean, 1821

1. Variable number of setigerous pores present only in the 3 rd interstria. Anterior angles of the pronotum glabrous ............................................................................................. subgen. Pogonus Dejean, 1821

– Setigerous pores present in the 5 th, 7 th interstriae, or both, in addition to the ones present in the 3 rd interstria. Anterior angles of the pronotum provided with small setae. Pronotum wide and convex, with a short lateral sinuosity and the base clearly wider than the anterior margin. Length: 5.5– 7.0 mm .....subgen. Pogonoidius Carret, 1903: Pogonus (Pogonoidius) meridionalis Dejean, 1828