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   -4-   Key to the Genera of Omaliinae  1. Last segment of maxillary palpus very slender, less than one-half
  the length of penultimate,      not longer than width of
  penultimate (Coryphiini).  Last segment of maxillary palpus usually      not narrower than
  penultimate, always longer than width of penultimate. . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . .. 8   2(1). Pronotum longer than wide . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ...
  . . . ... .. . ... ..Boreaphilus Sahlberg            Pronotum not longer
  than wide . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ...
  .. . ... . . . .3   3 (2). Head without nuchal constriction. . . . . . . . ... .. . .... .
  . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . Haida Keen           Head with nuchal
  constriction. . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . .
  ... .. . ... . . . ... 4   4(3). Head wider than pronotum. . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... .
  . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . 5          Head not wider than
  pronotum . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ...
  .. . ... . . . ...6   5(4). Sides of pronotum serrulate... . . . ... . . . . ... .. . ... .
  . . ... .. . .... . ... .Ephilinus Cockerell           Sides of pronotum
  entire. . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occiephilinus Hatch   6(4). Eyes about as prominent as tempora . . .. . . . . . . . ... .. .
  ... . . .... ... .. ..Subhaida Hatch           Eyes more prominent
  than tempora . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . .
  ... .. . ... 7   7(6). Sides of pronotum angulate at middle.. ... .. . ... .. . ... . .
  . ... .. .. .Eudectus Redtenbacher   - Sides of pronotum not angulate at middle. . . . . . . . . ... .. .
  ... . . . ...  . . . Pseudohaida Hatch   8(1). Tarsus with the first four segments wider than fifth and with
  long hairs beneath; head          without nuchal
  constriction; pronotum usually densely reticulate. . . . . . . . . (Eusphalerini)          ... . . . ... .. . ...
  . . . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... . . . . Eusphalerum Kraatz          Tarsus with the first
  four segments not wider than fifth, usually without long hairs beneath .                  . . . ... .. . ... . . .
  ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . .
  ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . .9   9(8). Last segment of posterior tarsus shorter than first four
  together; segment two to four         usually decreasing in
  length. . . . . ... .. . ...  . (Anthophagini)- . . . ...
  .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... 10          Last segment of
  posterior tarsus as long as or longer than first four together, first
  four          segments subequal in
  length. . . . . . . . ... .. . ...  .
  (Omaliini)- . . .
  ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... 32   10(9). First segment of posterior tarsus about as long as, or longer
  than last segment. . . ... . 11           
  First segment of posterior tarsus shorter than last segment. . . . . .
  . . . . ... .. . ... . . . . 16   11 (10). Last segment of maxillary palpus not more than twice as long
  as penultimate . . . ... .12               Last segment of
  maxillary palpus more than twice as long as penultimate. . . ... .. .   14   12(11).Last segment of maxillary palpus not distinctly narrower than
  penultimate . . . ... .. . ...13             Last segment of
  maxillary palpus distinctly narrower than penultimate .. . ... . . . ... ..           .. . ... . . . ... ..
  .. . ... . . . ... .. .. . ... . . . ... .. .. . ... . . . ... .. .. . ... .
  . Orobanus LeConte   13(12). Penultimate tarsomere bilobed . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... ..
  . ... . . . ... .Pelecomalium Casey              Penultimate
  tarsomere not bilobed . . . . . ... .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . Amphichroum Kraatz   14(11). Head with impressed nuchal line . . . . . ... .  . . . . . .
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unamis Casey              Head without nuchal
  line . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. .
  ... . . . ... .15   15(14). Head with a pair of ocelli between eyes. .. . . . ... .. .
  ...  .  . .Phlaeopterus Motschulsky              Head without ocelli.
  . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . ... .. . ... . . . .. .. . ... . . Vellica Casey   16 (10). Last segment of maxillary palpus narrower than apex of
  penultimate. . .  .. . ... . . .    17   - Last segment of maxillary palpus not narrower than apex of
  penultimate. . . ... .. . .. . . ...     18  |