Hexanodes
Blair, 1941 from New Zealand is synonymous with the Australian genus
Trichelodes
Carter, 1935, here transferred from the Dascillidae (sensu Carter) to the monotypic new dermestid tribe Trichelodini. Couplets for Trichelodini and the closely related Trinodini are given for integration into Crowson's key to the subfamilies (= tribes?) of Dermestidae. The genera of Trinodini and the two known species of
Trichelodes
are keyed.
Trichelodes delicatula
(Australia) and
T. vulgata
(New Zealand) are redescribed; a lectotype is designated for
vulgata
, and its synonymy is updated.