Key to the species of Palnia 1 Meso- and metatibia with a row of 7-9 short imbricated setae (Fig 5) ................................2 - Meso- and metatibia lacking row of short imbricated setae; South India ............................3 2 Large species, 2.8-3.0 mm; Thailand ..................................................... thailandica nov.sp. - Small species, 2.4-2.6 mm; China: Yunnan .............................................. cambeforti KRÁL 3 Aedeagus in lateral view dorsal and ventral margins curved, with a distinct contrasting top quarter; South India, Madras ............................................................... loebli STEBNICKA - Aedeagus simple, in lateral view dorsal and ventral margin nearly straight, tapering to the top; South India, Nilgiri Hills .................................................... stebnickae CAMBEFORT

Published as part of Bellmann, Axel, 2020, A new Palnia STEBNICKA, 1985 species from Oriental region (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aulonocneminae), pp. 89-92 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (1) on pages 90-91, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4526506