Key to the genera of Necrosciinae
   
1. Fore femora at base distinctly curved and carinate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
- Fore femora at base straight or nearly straight, cylindrical in cross-section or indistinctly carinate.  13
2. Elytra, at least in females, not present or minimal, lobular; apterous, brachypterous or micropterous. 3
- Elytra distinct, rarely spine-shaped; wings more or less explicit; ovipositor not developed. . . . . . .  6
3. Front metatarsus crested. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
- Front metatarsus simple. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
4. Operculum deep-seated navicular, crested, median distinctly and sharply carinate. . . . . . . . . . Leprocaulinus
- Operculum plane, not carinate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phenacocephalus
5. Operculum blunt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Parasipyloidea
- Operculum narrow, totally corneous, tube-like, together with ovipositor elongate. . . . . . . . . . . . . Orxines
6. Operculum excised or emarginate at the hind margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
- Operculum acuminate or round at the hind margin, not tubular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
7. Operculum plain, apex never tubular. . . . . . . . . .  8
- Operculum narrow at the hind margin, convoluted, almost tubular and emarginate, usually smooth, shiny, almost corneous; ocelli present. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aruanoidea
8. Head depressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Asceles
- Head globular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Neoclides
9. Back of head globular elevated. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
- Head elongate, depressed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
10. Elytra with small hump-like elevation; brachypterous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Micadina
- Elytra sometimes with distinct hump. . . . . . . . . . . Sosibia
11. Females apterous or micropterous; four hind femora  with 1-2 ventro-apical teeth. . . . . . . . . .  Lopaphus
- Wings in females long; four hind  legs ventrally unarmed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
12. Eyes positioned at front of head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sipyloidea
- Eyes positioned in middle of head. . . . . . . . . . . .  Platysosibia
13. Elytra and wings absent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meionecroscia
- Elytra and wings long. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nescicroa

 
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