SUBFAMILY VII. — RHYPAROCHROMIN^. 



387 



jj. Fourth, and usually the third antennal, distinctly thicker than 

 second (fig. 86) ; front lobe of pronotum (except in anten- 

 nata) subcylindrical or subglobose, distinctly narrower than 

 hind one. IX. Ptochiomera. p. 406. 



ii. First antennal scarcely surpassing tylus ; front margin of pro- 

 notum not depressed ; surface very shining. 



X. KOLONETRUS, p. 411. 



bb. Front lobe of pronotum three or four times as long as hind one, 

 the constriction between the two shallow and ill-defined; head 

 not inserted in thorax to eyes. 

 k. Front lobe of pronotum impunctate, separated from the hind one 

 by an impressed line and provided with a ring-like collar; ocelli 

 absent; basal segment of hind tarsus three times as long as 

 the others united; length, 7 or more mm. XL Chemodus, p. 411. 

 kk. Front lobe of pronotum sparsely punctate, separated from the 

 hind one by an obtuse sinus, its front margin depressed, punc- 

 tate; ocelli present; basal segment of hind tarsus twice the 

 length of others united ; length not more than 6 mm. 



XII. PSEUDOCNEMODUS, p. 413. 



I. Myodocha Latreille, 1807, 126. 



Elongate, slender species having the head oval, pointed, 

 longer than pronotum, drawn out behind into a long curved 

 neck ; eyes prominent, coarsely facetted ; beak reaching meso- 

 sternum, its first two joints not reaching base of head ; pro- 

 notum bell-shaped, its front lobe much the narrower ; scutellum 

 elongate-triangular, apex acute ; elytra punctate, as wide as 

 abdomen and reaching its tip; first joint of hind tarsus three 



times as long as others united. Two of 

 the seven known species occur in our 

 territory. 



KEY TO EASTERN SPECIES OF MYODOCHA. 



a. Fourth antennal wholly dark; elytra 

 brown with pale margin. 



326. SERRIPES. 



aa. Fourth antennal with a broad yellowish 

 ring behind the middle; elytra piceous, 

 the basal half of costal margin nar- 

 rowly pale. 327. annulicornis. 



326 (526). Myodocha serripes Olivier, 1811, 

 106. 

 Head and under surface shining black; 

 pronotum and scutellum fuscous - black, 

 opaque; elytra reddish-brown, the costal mar- 

 gin and two small spots near apical margin 



Fiz. 



X 4. (After Lugger) 



