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shorter than the first ventral ; middle and hind coxae extremely 

 widely separated; anterior tibiae with the outer angle prolonged 

 into a slender spur, the outer side strongly toothed at the middle. 



*Erodiini 



13 — Epipleurse more or less narrow but distinct and entire; body 



narrow anteriorl}', with elongate-oval elytra, glabrous; head not 

 lobed at the sides, the epistoma sinuato-truncate, the mandibles 

 folding beneath the labrum ; mentum truncate at base, feebly 

 sinuate at apex ; antennae long, slender, with the outer five joints 

 more or less broader; scutellum invisible; middle coxae moder- 

 ately, the posterior very widely, separated, the hind coxie almost 

 attaining the sides of the body and subglobular *Adesmiini 



Epipleurae wholly wanting, except toward the apex of the elytra, 

 where they are very narrow ; body formed as in Adesmiini but 

 pubescent, the middle and hind coxse similar, the latter not 

 approaching so closely to the sides of the elytra; head strongly, 

 angularly lobed at the sides, the epistoma and mandibles as in 

 Adesmiini, the mentum sinuate and impressed medially at base 

 and deeply sinuate at apex; antenuce filiform, slender, with joints 

 eight to ten gradually larger, the eleventh attached as a terminal 

 process of the tenth ; scutellum well developed, acutely triangular, 



Craniotini 



14 — Elyti'a without true epipleurae; anterior coxae separated 15 



Elytra with clearly defined entire epipleurae iS 



15 — Antennae very long, slender and filiform ; body slender, the eyes 



on the sides of the head, convex and more or less prominent; 

 maxillary palpi very long, the last joint elongate, arcuately 

 truncate; scutellum well developed, semicircular; elytra costate; 

 mesosternum greatly prolonged before the coxk ; met-epislerna 

 clearly delimited; hind coxee large, widely separated; legs long. 



* Leptodini 



Antennae very small, compact, generally received in fossie ; eyes con- 

 cealed in repose 16 



Antennae moderately long, thick, filiform and perfoliate, usually 

 scaly, free ; legs short and stout 17 



16 — Eyes very minutely faceted, flat, transverse, becoming approxi- 



mate above; antennae received within deep entire prosternal 

 fossae, the last three joints fused into an oblong solid club; 

 mentum small, largely concealing the ligula, which is short, broad 

 and densely hairy, the labial palpi wholly invisible without dis- 

 section [attached at the sides- — Laconlaire] ; tarsi deeply grooved 

 beneath; mandibles truncate; scutellum invisible or minute; 

 body elongate, suboval, convex, with smooth but tuherculose 

 i ntegu ments Zopherini 



Eyes minutely faceted, flat, more widely separated above; antcnn;c 

 more slender, sometimes received in fossai, never having the last 

 three joints fused; mentum small, leaving the maxilhe and much 



