Coletiniinae, Mendes, 1988

Espinasa, Luis & Smith, Graeme B., 2023, “ Nicoletia ” tergata Mills, 1940 rediscovered in Florida and confirmed as the first species of the Coletiniinae (Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) in North America, Zootaxa 5228 (3), pp. 337-350 : 342

Key to the described genera of Coletiniinae

(updated from Reboleira et al. 2012)

1 Scales present at least on abdomen....................................................................... 2

- Scales absent, head and body with setae only............................................................... 9

2 Scales present on head, thorax and abdomen................................................................ 3

- Scales absent from head................................................................................ 5

3 Urosternite I entire, not divided into median sternum and 1+1 lateral coxites; pegs absent from the terminalia of the males...................................................................... Canariletia Molero, Gaju, López & Bach

- Urosternite I divided into median sternum and 1+1 lateral coxites; urotergite X, cerci and sometimes the median filament of males with pegs...................................................................................... 4

4 Most of the scales round, wider at base, almost devoid of clear longitudinal rays, most ending in a minute median point; also with scattered, minute, strongly striated scales.................................... Squamatinia Mendes & Reboleira

- All scales longer than wide and with numerous conspicuous longitudinal rays that frequently slightly surpass their free border, all approximately the same size................................................. Lepidospora s. str. Wygodzinsky

5 Scales present on both thorax and abdomen................................................................. 6

- Scales absent from thorax, present on abdomen............. Lepidospora (Brinckiletina) Molero, Tahami, Gaju & Sadeghi

6 Pretarsus without empodium............................................................................ 7

- Pretarsus with empodium............................................................................... 8

7 Slightly convex raised platform with 5–6 ribs between the claws, posterior notch of urotergite X in female with 1+1 robust macrochaetae....................................................................... .. Allobrinckina Kaplin

- No raised platform between the claws, posterior notch of urotergite X in female with 2+2 robust macrochaetae............................................................................................. Pseudobrinkina Mendes

8 Styli present on urosternites III–IX.......................................................... Lepidina Silvestri

- Styli present on urosternites II–IX.......................................... Lepidospora (Brinckina) Wygodzinsky

9 Urotergite IV of males with prominent semi-circular raised region on urotergite IV; cerci with pegs, medial filament without pegs in mature males................................................................... Gibboletia gen. nov.

- Urotergite IV of males not modified, both cerci and medial filaments in mature males with pegs..... Coletinia Wygodzinsky