Korean: (Ohara and Paik, 1998)
Key to the Korean species of the genus Atholus
1 (2) Elytra red maculate. ....................... A. bimaculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2 (1) Elytra entirely black.
3 (4) Fifth elytral dorsal stria present on apical half. .......... A. pirithous (Marseul, 1873)
4 (3) Fifth elytral dorsal stria nearly complete.
5 (6) Lateral disk of metasternum with long hairs. Anterior margin of prosternal lobe narrowly truncate on medium. Punctation of propygidium even. .......................... A. depistor (Marseul, 1873)
6 (5) Lateral disk of metasternum without hairs. Anterior margin of prosternal
lobe round. Punctation of pygidium becoming coarser basally. .............................
A. duodecimstriatus quatuordecimstriatus (Gyllenhal,
1808)
Key to the Taiwanese species of the genus Atholus
1 (2) Lateral prosternal stria present on apical half. Apical end of 3rd elytral dorsal stria strongly bent inwards. ............................ A. coelestis (Marseul, 1857)
2 (1) Lateral prosternal stria nearly entire. Third elytral dorsal stria normal.
3 (6) Fifth dorsal and sutural elytral striae present on apical half.
4 (5) Fourth elytral dorsal stria nearly complete. External subhumeral stria short and present medio-basally. Pygidium finely punctate. Denticles on apical angle of protibia appressed together. ................................. A. pirithous (Marseul, 1873)
5 (4) Fourth elytral dorsal stria present on apical half. External subhumeral stria long and shortly abbreviated on apical fourth. Pygidium coarsely punctate. Denticles on apical angle of protibia sparsely present. ....................... A. philippinensis (Marseul, 1854)
6 (3) Fifth elytral dorsal stria nearly complete or present at least on apical half. Sutural elytral stria present on apical two-third or complete.
7 (8) Lateral disk of metasternum with long hairs. Anterior margin of prosternal lobe narrowly truncate medially. Punctation of propygidium even. ................................. A. depistor (Marseul, 1873)
8 (7) Lateral disk of metasternum without hair. Anterior margin of prosternal
lobe round. Punctation of propygidium becoming coarser basally. ....................................
A. duodecimstriatus quatuordecimstriatus
(Gyllenhal, 1808)