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tarsi densely clothed beneath with long flavate pubescence, and 

 Heterophilus of the Opatrumini,^ which does not have the head 

 prominent at the sides. The remaining characters in these genera 

 are thoroughly those of the tribes in which they are placed. 



In this scheme the Upini comprise the Upes and also the Euro- 

 pean Menephilus. 



The Blaptini remain as at present organized. 



The Pimeliini constitute a very homogeneous and interesting 

 tril)e, composed of the European genera at present assigned to it. 

 The epipleurse are extremely narrow throughout the length of the 

 elytra, but seem to be invariably entire. The fourth joint of the 

 maxillary palpi is unusually small. Sepidium does not belong any- 

 where near the Pimeliini, where it is placed in the European cata- 

 logues, but is a member of the Asidinse. 



The Scauriui will include Scaurus, Cephalostenus,'^ Cerenopus 

 and Argoporis, rendering necessary the formation of three distinct 

 groups or subtribes. Akis is in no way related to Scaurus, but 

 belongs to the Asidinae, as is also the case with Morica and Cypho- 

 genia. 



The Eulabini will include Eulabis, Dendarus, Colpotus, Hclio- 

 pates, Phylax — the resemblance of this genus to Eulabis is quite 

 marked — Sinorus, Isocerus, Micrositus, and Litoborus. 



The Pedinini, as here considered, will consist of the two genera 

 Pedinus and Platyscelis only ; these are quite isolated, not only by 

 the structural characters already given, but also in general habitus. 

 In this tribe the sexual modification of the legs in the male becomes 

 extreme. 



The Tenebrionini will comprise the genera Tenebrio, Altephus, 

 Eupsophus, Opatrinus and the Blapstini — including Cabirus — as 

 well as the European Calcar, Scleron and Pachypterus. Doliema 

 Pasc. (Adelina Lee. nee ^yoll.) and Bius^ should be removed to the 

 Ulomini. It will be noted in extenuation of this radical change that 

 the general habitus of Tenebrio is very satisfactorily reproduced in 



' This name is proposed in order to distinguish the trihe from the group 

 Opatrini, rendered necessary by the word Opatrinus. 



2 I liave not been able to study this genus in nature but infer that it is 

 properly placed. 



^ In Bius the reflexed elytral edges and epipleun-e terminate abruptly before 

 attaining the apex ; this and many other characters ally it to Uloma and 

 exclude it from the Tenebrionini. The European Dilamus is closely related. 



