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Key to the Sceloenopla known from La Selva
1. Elytra broadly oval: Sceloenopla godmani (Baly)
- Elytra not broadly oval: 2
2(1). Each elytron with 12 rows of punctures in the middle: 3
- Each elytron with 10 or 11 rows of punctures in the middle: 4
3(2). Elytral margins expanded, laminate: Sceloenopla multistriata Uhmann
- Elytral margins not expanded or laminate: Sceloenopla lutena Staines
4(2). Elytra without costae: Sceloenopla subparallela (Baly)
- Elytra with costae: 5
5(4). Elytra with 1 costa: 6
- Elytra with 2 or more costae: 11
6(5). Elytra emarginated at suture: 7
- Elytra not emarginated at suture: 9
7(6). Elytra with apical lamina strongly dentate: Sceloenopla scherzeri (Baly)
- Elytra with apical lamina not strongly dentate: 8
8(7). Exterior apical angle of elytra with two teeth: Sceloenopla erudita (Baly)
- Exterior apical angle of elytra without teeth: Sceloenopla lampyridiformis Staines
9(6). Apex of elytra bidentate: 10
- Apex of elytra not bidentate: Sceloenopla antennata (Baly)
10(9). Pronotum with a V-shaped vitta: Sceloenopla nevermanni Uhmann
- Pronotum with a longitudinal vitta: Sceloenopla proxima (Baly)
11(5). Elytra with 4 costae: Sceloenopla bicolorata Staines
- Elytra with 2 or 3 costae: 12
12(11). Elytra with 3 costae: 13
- Elytra with 2 costae: 16
13(12). Vertex of head punctate: Sceloenopla longula (Baly)
- Vertex of head not punctate: 14
14(13). Vertex of head with medial fovea: 15
- Vertex of head with medial sulcus: Sceloenopla minuta Staines
15(14). Antennomeres II-V cylindrical; pronotum with lateral margins straight, parallel to just beyond middle: Sceloenopla gracilenta (Baly)
- Antennomeres II-V slightly compressed laterally; pronotum with lateral margins sinuate from base to middle: Sceloenopla nigropicta Staines
16(12). Vertex of head striate-punctate: Sceloenopla bidentata Staines
- Vertex of head not striate-punctate: Sceloenopla obscurovitatta (Baly)
Page authors:
C. L. Staines, 3302 Decker Place, Edgewater MD 21037. Staines.Charles@NMNH.SI.EDU
John T. Longino, The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA 98505 USA. longinoj@evergreen.edu