Key to oriental species of Pseudochlaeniellus Jeannel, 1949

1 Elytra with yellow lateral band or at least with small yellow apical spot......................................... 3

- Elytra without yellow pattern, pronotum strongly transverse, elytra short......................................... 2

2 Tooth of mentum simple.......................................................................... C. celer

- Tooth of mentum bifid........................................................................ C. contractus

3 Lateral margins of pronotum metallic, not transparent......................................................... 5

- Lateral margins of pronotum yellow, translucent.............................................................4

4 Lateral yellow band of elytra wide, reaching 6th interestria............................................ C. iranensis

- Lateral yellow band narrow, reaching 8th interestria................................................. C. sobrinus

5 Legs uniformly yellow.................................................................................6

- Femora darkened................................................................................ C. lucasi

6 Yellow lateral band of elytra complete.....................................................................7

- Yellow elytral pattern reduced to small apical spot.................................................. C. davidsoni

7 Lateral band of elytra clearly widened near apice........................................................... 8

- Lateral band of elytra of the same width from shoulders to apice. Apice of aedeagus pointed, with apical hook..................................................................................................... C. puncticollis

8 Body smaller, 7–8 mm ................................................................................ 9

- Large, 9–10 mm .......................................................................... C. lomsakensis

9 Species from continental part.......................................................................... 10

- Species from Java .......................................................................... C. neochloodes

10 Aedeagus robust, apice truncated................................................................. C. caesitius

- Aedeagus normal, apice rounded............................................................... C. germanus