Key to species Lepanus villosus species group

1. Elytra with stria 8 ending in a deep pit basally and lateral carina indented at this point (Fig. 16A)...................... 2

- Elytra with stria 8 not ending in a deep pit basally and lateral carina not indented at this point (Fig. 16B)................ 3

2. Elytra with a well-developed humeral callus basally between striae 6 and 7 and a distinct depression basally between striae 4 and 5 (Fig. 16C); pygidium flat throughout (Fig. 19D); mesepimeron punctate; hind wings fully developed; male metatibiae with a notch on inner edge; aedeagus as in Fig 22D; northern Queensland, Wet Tropics... Lepanus villosus Matthews, 1974

- Elytra without a well-developed humeral callus basally between striae 6 and 7 or a distinct depression basally between striae 4 and 5; pygidium with a raised shiny knob apically – more so in males than females (Fig. 19A); mesepimeron impunctate; hind wings vestigial; male metatibiae gently curved on inner edge; aedeagus as in Fig. 18A; northern Queensland, Wet Tropics........................................................... Lepanus pseudovillosus Gunter & Weir, new species

3. Larger species, about 3.5 mm in length; clypeal teeth large and markedly upturned; reticulation strongly developed on all elytral intervals, consisting of dense, short, longitudinally aligned striae (Fig. 16F); mesoventrite punctate; pygidium somewhat convex, with an indication of a raised longitudinal midline (Fig. 19B); hind wings vestigial; male metatibiae with inner edge virtually straight; aedeagus as in Fig. 18B; northern Queensland, Mount Lewis area.............................................................................................. Lepanus reticulatus Gunter & Weir, new species

- Smaller species, less than 3.0 mm in length; clypeal teeth small and not markedly upturned; reticulation on elytral intervals less strongly developed and often confined to apical and lateral areas of elytra, consisting of meshes (Fig. 16G); mesoventrite impunctate; pygidium virtually flat throughout (Fig. 19C); hind wings fully developed; male metatibiae with a notch on inner edge (Fig. 16D); aedeagus as in Fig. 18C; central Queensland, Eungella area........... Lepanus vestitus Matthews, 1974