Xylodes Waterhouse 1876

Key to subgenera of the genus Xylodes (See also Bellés 1988a) 1 Last abdominal sternite of male with protuberant structure that is covered with pubescence. Pronotum and elytra entirely covered with fine, dense, recumbent pubescence, with velvety appearance............ Xylodes (Xylodes) Waterhouse, 1876 - The last abdominal sternite without special structures in both sexes. Pronotum and elytra with sparse, semierect, erect or scaly pubescence arranged into sparse stripes or spots....................................... Xylodes (Diegous) Pic, 1896 Published as part of Zahradník, Petr, Trýzna, Miloš & Razafindranaivo, Victor, 2023, A new species of Xylodes Waterhouse from Madagascar, with a key to the genera of the tribe Ptinini from Madagascar, Mascarenes and adjacent regions, and a key to species of Xylodes, subgenus Diegous (Coleoptera: Ptinidae), pp. 93-105 in Zootaxa 5330 (1) on page 95, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.1.4, zenodo.org