Scotocryptus

Peck, Stewart B., Gnaspini, Pedro & Newton, Alfred F., 2020, Updated catalog and generic keys of the Leiodidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Neotropical region (“ Latin America ”: Mexico, the West Indies, and Central and South America), Zootaxa 4741 (1), pp. 1-114 : 87

Key to Subgenera of Scotocryptus (modified from Portevin, 1907 and Peck, 2003a)

1a Base of pronotum undulous, so that pronotal hind angles are prolonged behind; scutellum usually visible................................................................................................... subgenus Scotocryptus

1b Base of pronotum nearly straight, so that hind angles are not prolonged behind; scutelllum usually not visible............................................................................................ subgenus Scotocryptopsis