Gelis genus group

(subtribe Gelina sensu Townes (1970))

Four genera, Dichrogaster Doumerc, 1855, Gelis Thunberg, 1827, Townostilpnus Aubert, 1961, and Xenolytus Förster, 1869, have been recorded from Japan. In this study, I review Dichrogaster below. The identification of genera see Townes (1970) and Schwarz (1995).