Yélamos, 1998. The Aeletes of the Hawaiian Islands (Coleoptera: Histeridae). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers, 54: 1-61.
Paratype: Museu de Ciències Naturals (Zoologia) de Barcelona, MZB 78-0889 (“Hawaiian Islands, Alakai Swamp, Kauai Island, United States of America“, 1 specimen)
Aeletes espanoli Yélamos, 1998