Korean: (Ohara and Paik, 1998)
Key to the Korean species of the genus Hister
1 (4) Subhumeral stria absent. Surface of mandible with coarse punctures.
2 (3) Body size larger, 4.49 - 5.27 mm. Fourth and fifth dorsal striae of elytra shorter, usually present on apical half and one-sixth, respectively. Aedeagus of male genitalia stout and short; ratio of parameres length to basal piece length about 2.81. ................................ H. sedakovii Marseul, 1861
3 (2) Body size a little smaller, 3.71 - 3.98 mm. Fourth and fifth dorsal striae of elytra longer, the fourth usually nearly complete, and the fifth present on apical half. Aedeagus of male genitalia slender; ratio of parameres length to basal piece length about 2.4. .......................... H. coreanus M. Ohara, sp. nov.
4 (1) Subhumeral stria present. Surface of mandible without coarse punctures.
5 (8) Ventral surface of profemur with a nearly complete stria.
6 (7) First and second dorsal striae of elytra complete. Lateral metasternal stria united with oblique stria that inwardly extends from the middle of the metasterna-metepisternal suture, the striae complete and strongly carinate. ........ H. japonicus Marseul, 1854
7 (6) First to third dorsal striae of elytra complete. Oblique stria that inwardly extends from the middle of the metasterna-metepisternal suture absent. ....................................... H. congener Schmidt, 1885
8 (5) Ventral surface of profemur with a short stria on apical one-third.
9 (10) Pronotal anterior margin emarginate, the median portion of the emargination outwardly arcuate. ............................... H. simplicisternus Lewis, 1879
10 (9) Pronotal anterior margin emarginate, the median portion not outwardly arcuate.
11 (14) Mandible without lateral keel, the surface convex. Body oval.
12 (13) Pygidium with fine punctures that are separated by their own diameter. .......................... H. unicolor leonhardi Bickhardt, 1910
13 (12) Pygidium densely covered with coarse punctures that are separated by 0.3 times their diameter to their own diameter. .............. H. concolor Lewis, 1884
14 (11) Mandible with lateral keel, the surface depress. Body oblong-oval. ................................ H. distans Fischer von Waldheim, 1824
Key to the Taiwanese species of the genus Hister
1 (2) Subhumeral stria of elytron absent. ............... H. javanicus Paykull, 1811
2 (1) Subhumeral stria present.
3 (4) Sutural stria of elytron present. .............. H. congener Schmidt, 1885
4 (3) Sutural stria absent. ........................ H.
thibetanus Marseul, 1857