Plotinini, Miyatake, 1994

Poorani, J., Větrovec, Jaroslav & Szawaryn, Karol, 2025, A review of Indian Plotinini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) including description of a new species, Zootaxa 5711 (4), pp. 451-481 : 454

Key to Plotinini genera of the Indian subcontinent

1. Body small, less than 2.3 mm in length, with elongate oval body outline........................ Protoplotina Miyatake

-. Body large, more than 2.4 mm, with rounded body outline..................................................... 2

2. Anterior margin of prosternum forming a more or less straight line.................................... Plotina Lewis

-. Anterior margin of prosternum broadly produced anteriorly forming a chin piece partially or entirely covering mouthparts when retracted............................................................................................ 3

3. Elytra with punctation distinctly dual, terminal palpomere strongly dilated apically.................. Buprestodera Sicard

-. Elytra with almost uniform punctation, terminal palpomere weakly dilated apically................ Paraplotina Miyatake