SPONGIPHORA. Ill 



Subfamily I. LABIIN.E. 



Tahle of Genera. 



1. Body not stronj^ly depressed. 

 '2. Antennae with 15-20 segments; the 

 fourth about half as long as the 

 third, fifth also shorter than third. 

 3. Penultimate ventral segment of S 



subrectangular ; tirst tarsal seg- [p. 111. 



ment decidedly shorter than third. Spongiphora, Serv., 

 'A.'-'). Penultimate ventral segmentample, 

 rounded ; tirst tar^ial segment 



about equal to third Euotesis, n. g., p. 114. 



2.i2. Antennse with 10-15 segment;?; fourth 

 and fifth almost or quite as long as 

 third; (penultimate ventral segment 

 of (S rounded ; first and second 



tarsal segments about equal) Labia, Leach, p. 115. 



1.1. Body strongly depressed. 



2. Antennae with 10-15 segments ; third 



and f iHutli rather long (as in Labia). [p. 1 24. 



Abdomen with no lateral folds. . . . Platylabia, Dohrn, 

 2.2. Antenufe wath 15-20 segments. Ab- 

 domen Avith lateral folds on second [p. 127, 

 and third segments Sphingolabis, Borm., 



Genus SPONGIPHORA, Serville. 



Spongiphoi-a, Serv. (31) p. 31. 

 Spongophora, Agasaiz, Nom. Zool. p. 439 (1846). 

 Psalidophora, Serv. (39) p. 29. — Type, Spongiphora croceipeniiis, 

 Serv. 



Type, Sponglpliora croceipennis, Serv. (Brazil). 



Anteunae with 15-20 segments ; the first long and pear-shaped ; 

 second quite small ; thu'd long, cylindrical, more than half as long 

 as the first ; fourth and fifth small, not half as long as third ; the 

 remainder gradually lengthening, hecoming more slender. Pro- 

 notum subquadrate, more or less rouuded posteriorly. Elytra 

 smooth, with no keels, perfectly developed. Wings well developed 

 or abbreviated. Prosternum parallel-sided. Mesosternum rounded 

 posteriorly, Metasternum truncate posteriorly, not produced 

 between the posterior coxfe. Legs not very long, the femora 

 rather thick ; first tarsal segment decidedly longer than the 

 third, the second cylindrical, not remarkably short ; tarsi strongly 

 pubescent beneath. Abdomen depressed, rather long, with distinct 

 lateral glandular folds. Last dorsal segment of S rectangular, 

 narrowed posteriorly in the $ . Penultimate ventral segment rect- 

 angular in c? , shghtly narrowed in § and more or less rounded. 

 Forceps in S with branches remote at base, depressed, rather 

 slender and elongate ; in $ subcontiguous, straight, lon<T, 

 unarmed. 



Serville replaced his original name, Sjjonriiphora, by Psalido- 

 pliora because the latter is more appropriate ! Psalidophora was 



