Korean: (Ohara and Paik, 1998).

Key to the tribes of the subfamily Dendrophilinae

1 (4) Epistoma narrow, its lateral margins weakly convergent apically. Front without stria. Body round or oval, and usually convex. Basal piece of male aedeagus usually short.

2 (3) Elytral disk with normal dorsal striae, which are well developed and parallel. Spinula of protibia large. ............................................... Dendrophilini

3 (2) Elytral disk punctate, without dorsal stria except for vague rudiments, these usually present basally and obliquely. Spinula of protibia small. ................ Bacaniini

4 (1) Epistoma broad, trapezoid; frontal stria well developed and completely impressed behind labrum. Body oblong-oval, sometimes oval, and moderately convex. Basal piece of male aedeagus long, usually 3 times as long as parameres. ........ Paromalini


Japanese: (Ohara, 1994).
Key to the Japanese tribes of the subfamily Dendrophilinae

1(2) Outer margin of protibia thick, with two edges bearing short setae, without denticles and spinula. Groove between the edges inset with protarsus. ............. .............................................................. Tribe Anapleini Olexa, 1982

2(1) Outer margin of protibia thin, single-edged, the edge usually with small denticles, and with a small or strong hooked spinula. Protarsus put on dorsal surface of protibia.

3(6) Epistoma narrow, its lateral margins weakly convergent apically. Front without stria. Body round or oval, and usually convex. Basal piece of male aedeagus usually short.

4(5) Elytral disk with normal dorsal striae, which are well developed and parallel. Spinula of protibia large. .......................... Tribe Dendrophilini Reitter, 1909

5(4) Elytral disk punctate, without dorsal stria except for vague rudiments, these usually present basally and oblique. Spinula of protibia small. ............................................ Tribe Bacaniini Kryzhanovskij and Reichardt, 1976

6(3) Epistoma broad, trapezoid; frontal stria well developed and completely impressed behind labrum (sometimes interrupted anteriorly, ex. Eulomalus). Body oblong-oval, sometimes oval, and moderately convex. Basal piece of male aedeagus long, usually 3 times as long as parameres. ........ Tribe Paromalini Reitter, 1909


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