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Kwik-Key to Common Families of Coleoptera

Select "A" or "B" for your specimen:

A.   Antennae are abruptly clubbed and elbowed.    Elytra are squared off at the apex and fit tightly against the abdomen.

YES: Family Histeridae


B.   Antennae are gradually clubbed and not elbowed.   Elytra are rounded at the apex and fit loosely over the abdomen.

NO: Family Silphidae


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