Figs 36-41 Aedeagus of Stenelmis species: 36- S. aonoinna; 



37- S. sandersoni; 38- S. mera; 39- S. knobeli; 40- 5. bioarinata; 



41- 5. douglasensis (all from Sanderson). 



26 (25) Legs testaceous; elytra twice as long as body width; 



elytron bimaculate; 2.8-3 mm long, 1-1.1 mm wide: 



Stenelmis exilis 

 Legs entirely or partially dark; elytra less than twice 

 as long as wide; elytron vittate but with vitta clouded 

 at middle; 2.6-2.85 mm long, 1-1.2 mm wide (Fig. 38): 



Stenelmis mera 



27 (25) Each elytron distinctly bimaculate; 2.75-3 mm long, 



1-1.05 mm wide (Fig. 39): Stenelmis knobeli 



Each elytron with an entire vitta; 2.8-3.25 mm long, 



1.1-1.25 mm wide (Fig. 40): Stenelmis biaarinata 



28 (17) Femora distinctly granulate 30 



Femora punctulate, not at all granulate 29 



29 (28) Elytral vitta complete from base to apex; lateral 



processes on median lobe of aedeagus evenly rounded 

 (Fig. 41); 3.35-3.6 mm long, 1.2-1.5 mm wide: 



Stenelmis douglasensis 

 Elytron distinctly bimaculate; processes on median 

 lobe of aedeagus subangulate anteriorly (Fig. 42); 

 3.25-3.6 mm long, 1.25-1.4 mm wide: Stenelmis grossa 



30 (28) Elytra immaculate •• 31 



Elytra maculate or vittate 33 



31 (30) Smaller (less than 2.7 mm); median band of head as 



wide as two lateral ones combined; 2.3-2.7 mm long, 

 0.7-0.9 mm wide (Fig. 43): Stenelmis parva 



Larger (over 2.7 mm long and 1 mm wide); median band 



of head but little wider than either lateral band 32 



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