Socotralia Novák, 2007

Novák, Vladimír & Purchart, Luboš, 2012, New species of the genus Socotralia and first record of the genus Alogista from Socotra Island (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae), Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 52, pp. 323-336 : 334-335

Key to the males of Socotralia Novák, 2007

1 Antennomere 11 shorter or as long as length of antennomere 3. Both anterior tarsal claws with odd number of visible teeth (9, 11 or 15). .............................................................. 2

– Antennomere 11 distinctly longer than length of antennomere 3. Both anterior tarsal claws with even number of visible teeth (8, 10 or 14). ............................................................. 4

2 Body small (body length less than 5 mm), antennomeres 3–10 distinctly broadest at apex, finely serrate. Both anterior tarsal claws with 9 visible teeth. ........... S. vybirali sp. nov.

– Body large (body length greater than 6.5 mm), antennomeres 3–10 narrow, only slightly broader at apex. Both anterior tarsal claws with 11 or 15 visible teeth. ......................... 3

3 Sides of pronotum rounded. Both anterior tarsal claws with 11 visible teeth. .................. ................................................................................................... S. brunnea Novák, 2007

– Sides of pronotum parallel. Both anterior tarsal claws with 15 visible teeth. ................... ........................................................................................................... S. montana sp. nov.

4 Space between eyes very narrow, narrower than length of antennomere 2. Both anterior tarsal claws with 10 visible teeth. ................................................. S. intermedia sp. nov.

– Space between eyes distinctly broader than length of antennomere 2. Anterior tarsal claws with different number of visible teeth. ............................................................................ 5

5 Antennomeres 3–10 serrate. ........................................................................................... 6

– Antennomeres 3–10 narrow. Both anterior tarsal claws with 14 visible teeth. .................. ....................................................................................................... S. major Novák, 2007

6 Sides of pronotum conically narrowed, pronotum broadest at base. Both anterior tarsal claws with 8 visible teeth. .................................................................... S. reitteri sp. nov.

– Sides of pronotum finely rounded, pronotum broadest near middle. Both anterior tarsal claws with 14 visible teeth. ........................................................... S. minor Novák, 2007