Procirrina, Bernhauer & Schubert, 1912

Herman, Lee H., 2013, Revision Of The New World Species Of Oedichirus (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Paederinae: Pinophilini: Procirrina), Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2013 (375), pp. 1-137 : 9

Key to the New World Genera of the Procirrina

(Distributions cited in this key are for the New World only.)

1. Abdominal segment VII with tergum and sternum fused from base to or to near apex (fig. 25)......................... 2

– Abdominal segment VII with tergum and sternum separated from base to apex.... 3

2. Abdomen without imbricate macrosculpturing, surface strongly punctate (figs. 2, 23, 24); elytra without long, prominent seta on lateroapical angle (fig. 8); Mexico and Caribbean to Argentina and Brazil........ Oedichirus

– Abdomen with diamond-shaped, imbricate macrosculpturing, surface without noticeable punctation (fig. 31); elytra with long, prominent, coarse seta on lateroapical angle (fig. 30); Canada to Argentina........... Palaminus

3. Protarsus with basal three tarsomeres enlarged; Mexico to Argentina and Chile......................... Oedodactylus

– Protarsus with basal four tarsomeres enlarged; Brazil................... Stylokyrtus