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gr 2 . Capable of leaping into 



the air . . Elateridai 



(Click-beetles) 



/ 2 . Anterior coxae conical, pro- 

 truding from coxal cavi- 

 ties .... Dermestidai 



(Dermesticls) 

 Hinder tarsi 4-jointed ; anterior and posterior 



tarsi, 5-jointed [Heteromera]. 

 &i. Fore coxse separated, more or less enclosed in 



coxal cavity Tenebrionidcv 



(Meal-beetles) 



b-2- Fore coxae near together, protruding ; neck 

 evident ; elytra broader than attachment to 

 thorax ....... Meloidce 



(Blister-beetles) 



Tarsi apparently 4-jointed, really 5-jointed, with 

 very small, hidden, penultimate segment [Cryp- 

 topentamera] . 



61. Head drawn out into proboscis . . . Curculionidcv 



(Snout-beetles) 



6 2 . Head not drawn out into proboscis. 



Ci. Head prominent ; antennae usually as 



long as or longer than body . . Ccrambycida.' 



(Long-horns) 



c 2 . Head short, sunk in thorax. 



d\. Antennae short, bent, with thick 



terminal knob .... Svolytidm 



(Engravers) 



<? 2 . AntennaB thread-like or beaded . Chrysomelidce 



(Lea p -beetles) 



Hind tarsi apparently 3-jointed, really 4-jointed, 

 with inconspicuous penultimate joint [Crypto- 

 tetraniera]. Short head, without clearly marked- 



off thoracic shield Coccinellidce 



(Ladybirds) 



