Neopelatopini

Peck, Stewart B., Gnaspini, Pedro & Newton, Alfred F., 2020, Updated catalog and generic keys of the Leiodidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Neotropical region (“ Latin America ”: Mexico, the West Indies, and Central and South America), Zootaxa 4741 (1), pp. 1-114 : 16-17

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