Lepicerus

Key to Known Species of Lepicerus

1 Elytral carinae strongly raised and interrupted along their length; aedeagus with fibula robust and notched at apex (Navarrete-Heredia et al. 2005); total length 1.8–2.0 mm; Mexico ............................................................ bufo Hinton

1ʹ Elytral carinae raised only slightly, not interrupted along their length; fibula of aedeagus slender, not notched at apex (Figs 3–8); total length less than 1.7 mm...................................................................................................................... 2

2. Aedeagus elongate and slender, 0.68 mm long, width 1/5 of length (Figs 3–5); known from Ecuador........................ ........................................................................................................................... pichilingue Flowers, Shepard & Troya

2ʹ Aedeagus shorter and more robust, narrowing at apex, 0.57 mm long, width 1/4 of length (Figs 6–8); known from Central America...................................................................................................................... inaequalis Motschulsky