Click-through key to the subfamilies of Leiodidae (Coleoptera: Staphylinoidea)
Modified from:
Newton, A. F. 1998. Phylogenetic problems, current classification and generic catalog of world Leiodidae (including Cholevidae). in: Phylogeny and Evolution of Subterranean and Edogean Cholevidae, Proc. XX International Congress of Entomology, Firenze, 1996. Mus. reg. Sci. nat. Torino, 1998: 41-178
Couplet 1
1a. Head with
occipital carina or crest,
or with tarsi
4-5-5 segmented:
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1b. Head
without occipital crest,
and tarsi never 4-5-5 segmented:
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