Cleridae, Latreille, 1802

Bartlett, Justin S., 2009, The Cleridae of Lord Howe Island, with Descriptions of Two New Species (Coleoptera: Cleroidea), Records of the Australian Museum 61 (3), pp. 225-228 : 228

Key to Cleridae of Lord Howe Island

1 Fourth tarsomere conspicuous, not hidden within lobes of the third ............................................. 2

—— Fourth tarsomere small, cylindrical, hidden within lobes of the third ........................................... 3

2 Large (> 10 mm) brown flightless species .............................................. Cormodes darwini Pascoe

—— Small (<10 mm) dark metallic green species ........................................ Lemidia subaenea Gorham

3 Prothorax with distinct lateral carina ............................................................................................. 4

—— Prothorax without distinct lateral carina ........................................... Tarsostenodes howensis n.sp.

4 Elytra orange with a broad dark postbasal band ............................... Thriocerodes bipartitus (Pic)

—— Elytra black with pale X-shaped markings ...................................... Thriocerodes decussates n.sp.