Key to the species of Cylinderina
1. Femora metallic black........................................................... 2 — Femora reddish................................................................ 3
2(1). Epipleura black; elytra with broad, curved metallic margin, middle band short................ 3. Cylindera (Cylinderina) sierramadrensis Wiesner and Dheurle, new species
— Epipleura rufous; elytra with small metallic margin; middle band long................................................... 2. Cylindera (Cylinderina) nana (Schaum, 1862)
3(1). Pronotum globose, shorter than wide.................................................................... 7. Cylindera (Cylinderina) genieri Cassola and Werner, 2003
— Pronotum plain, as long as wide................................................... 4
4(3). Elytra with straight middle band....... 1. Cylindera (Cylinderina) nanula (Horn, 1937) — Elytra without middle band, but with or without small marginal dot..................... 5
5(4). Sternae and episternae glabrous throughout...................................................................... 6. Cylindera (Cylinderina) rothschildi (Horn, 1896)
— Only metepisternum glabrous, all the rest setose..................................... 6
6(5). Elytra of females with a mirror-like area in front; elytra with no testaceous maculation; antennae of males reaching the apical fourth of the elytral length...................................................... 8. Cylindera (Cylinderina) vandenberghei Dheurle, 2016
— Elytra of females without a mirror-like area; central part of elytra dull; elytral maculation, if existing, showing at least a small subhumeral dot; antennae of males shorter.......... 7
7(6). Elytra with postapical dot and triangular middle spot............................................................. 4. Cylindera (Cylinderina) pseudonana (Horn, 1924)
— Elytra lacking postapical dot; middle spot, if present, forming a small line............................................... 5. Cylindera (Cylinderina) werneri Wiesner, 1988