Key to the subgenera of Glenea

 
  ! monotypical species  
     
1 Antennae evidently thick (only SE-Asian species) 2
- Antennae fairly fine 7
     
2 Antennomeres 1-3 with dense pubescence 3
- Antennomeres 1-3 smooth (Malaysia, Sumatra) 4
3 Antennal supports scarcely elevated (Sumatra) Metaglenea
- Antennal supports elevated (India) Mesoglenea
4 Antennomere 3 scarcely longer than scape (Malaysia) Tanylecta
- Antennomere 3 much longer than scape 5
5 Prothorax conical (Sumatra) Grossoglenea
- Prothorax cylindrical, more or less constricted at base 6
6 Antennal supports elevated (Malaysia, Sumatra) Subgrossoglenea
- Antennal supports scarcely elevated (Borneo, Sumatra) Rufoglenea
     
7 Interantennal space distinctly narrow 8
- Interantennal space wide 15
     
8 Antennal supports scarcely elevated (African species) 9
- Antennal supports evidenty elevated (Asian species) 10
9 Upper eye-lobes wide Volumnia
  Upper eye-lobes very narrow Cylindroglenea
10 Antennomere 3 very long, much longer than scape (Solomon!) Vanikoroglenea
- Antennomere 3 as long as or shorter than scape 11
11 Prothorax cylindrical, constricted at base 12
- Prothorax conical 13
12 Scape longer than antennomere IV (Philippines, Sangir) Parazosne
- Scape as long as antennomere IV (Sumatra) Pseudotanylecta
13 Antennomere 3 evidently enlarged at apex (India-China) Rubroglenea
- Antennomere 3 normal 14
14 Scape longer than antennomere 4 (Malaysia, Borneo) Porphyrioglenea
- Scape as long as antennomere 4 (Philippines) Punctoglenea
     
15 Elytra with tufts of hairs (Africa) Fasciculoglenea
- Elytra without tuft of hairs 16
16 Scape with longitudinal ridge 17
- Scape smooth 20
17 Pronotum densely punctured 18
- Pronotum scarcely punctured (only SE Asian species) 19
18 Humeri proeminent Aridoglenea
- Humeri rounded (Philippines) Brunneoglenea
19 Humeral ridge reaching the elytral apex Stiroglenea
- Humeral ridge reaching the elytral half Citrinoglenea
     
20 Humeral ridge of elytra present on the apical half (Sulawesi!) Euglenea
- Humeral ridge reaching the humerous 21
21 Antennomere 4 shorter than 5, sky-blue metallic species (Sumatra, Sulawesi) Poeciloglenea
- Antennomere 4 as long as or longer than 5 22
22 Elytra with long erect pubescence (Africa) Moregamus
- Elytra smooth or with recumbent pubescence 23
     
23 Scape long, evidently longer than antennomere 4 24
- Scape as long as or shorter than antennomere 4 27
24 Humeri proeminent (Borneo!) Reginoglenea
- Humeri normal 25
25 Elytra with eleveted ridges, orange species (Africa!) Jordanoglenea
- Elytra without elevated ridges 26
26 Antennomere 3 evidently longer than 4 (Borneo, Philippines) Acutoglenea
- Antennomere 3 much longer than 4 (Africa) Sassoglenea
     
27 Antennomere 3 long, longer than 4 28
- Antennomere 3 as long as or shorter than 4 (only Asian species) 35
28 Antennomere 4 much longer as 5 (India) Accolona
- Antennomere 4 scarcely longer than 5 29
29 Prothorax conical (only Asian species) 30
- Prothorax cylindrical 32
30 Elytral conical, black species with longitudinal lines (Philippines!) Vittiglenea
- Elytral nearly cylindrical, large metallic species with spotted pattern 31
31 Subhumeral ridge developed, blue species (Malaysia-Philippines-New Guinea) Macroglenea
- Subhumeral ridge missing, green species (Philippines!) Acronioglenea
32 Elytra with irregular puncturing Glenea s. str.
- Eyltra with regular puncturing 33
33 Claws dentate (Africa) Elongatoglenea
- Claws opposite 34
34 Antennomere 3 much longer than 4 (Zaire) Bajoglenea
- Antennomere 3 scarcely longer than 4 (Borneo) Lineatoglenea
     
35 Antennomere 3 shorter than 4 (Borneo) Luteoglenea
- Antennomere 3 as long as 4 36
36 Antennomere 4 shorter than 5 (Vietnam!) Annuliglenea
- Antennomere 4 longer than 5 (Borneo!) Spiniglenea