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II — Body stout and broadly oval as in PecJiaUiis^ the supra-orbital 

 cariniE similarly obsolete and the surface hairy, the eyes more 

 convex and much less finely faceted, though less coarsely than in 

 Metopoloba,, the prothorax narrowed and sinuate anteriorly and 

 posteriorly, generally widest at about the middle, with the usual 

 well defined angles ; basal joint of the hind tarsi equal in length 

 to the fourth. [Type Epitragus iomentosiis Lee] . . .Epitragodes 



12 — Anterior tibiie not abruptly dilated 13 



Anterior tibiae abruptly dilated within from behind the middle to the 

 apex 17 



13 — Eves minutely faceted, large but only very feebly convex, sub- 



entire as usual, the supra-orbital carin^B very fine or subobsolete ; 

 prothorax narrowed and more or less sinuate anteriorly, the angles 

 but slightly advancing ; tarsi somewhat variable. [Type Epi- 

 tragodes jiilichi Csy . ] Phegoneus 



Eyes coarsely faceted, without supra-orbital cariniB 14 



14 — Eyes very convex and prominent.. 15 



Eyes feebly convex and not prominent 16 



15 — Body elongate-suboval ; prothorax widest medially, narrowed 



to the sinuato-truncate apex, the angles obtuse ; anterior and mid- 

 dle tarsi with dense pubescent tufts beneath, the posterior merely 

 with a few short spiniform hairs, the basal joint rather longer 

 than the last; eyes but slightly transversely oval, very minutely, 

 feebly emarginate anteriorly ; elytra without evident ]5unctured 

 series. [Type S. puberulus Lee] Schcenicus 



Body subparallel, the prothorax subquadrate, narrowed but feebly at 

 apex and widest near the middle, the apex truncate ; elytra with 

 even series of punctures distinct to the apex. [Type ScJia'niciis 

 oculatus Champ. ] * Ortheolus 



16 — Body rather broadly oval, wingless or with vestigical wings, the 



prothorax strongly rounded at the sides, subequally narrowed at 

 apex and base, with the apical angles very obtuse; elytra without 

 series or with very imperfect serial arrangement of the punctures ; 

 anterior tibia; obtusel}' prolonged externally at tip ; all the tarsi 

 with dense silvery-pubescent pads beneath, the basal joint of the 

 posterior much shorter than the fourth. [T}pe C. ovipefinis 

 I lorn] Concecus 



17 — Body suboval, \vingless or with vestigial wings, the prothorax 



strongly rounded at the sides, subequally narrowed at apex and 

 base and widest at the middle; elytra short as in Con or c?/ s vind 

 with the punctures confused or very imperfectlv lineate in arrange- 

 ment. [Type T. at rat lis ChamY>.^ * Tydeolus 



Several of the genera in this table, as indicated by asterisks, 

 do not occur in the American fauna and will not in <reneral be 



