422 CULEOPTERA OF NORTH AMERICA. 



Group III. — Eupomphae. 



A single New Mexican species, Euijompha fisHiceps Lee, is 

 known; it has tlie shape of Cautharis, with the thorax and elytra 

 metallic bluish-green, the head and legs yellow, the elytra reticu- 

 lated, and the head divided by a very deep groove. 



The eyes are oval and oblique ; the aiitenna3 are filiform, with 

 the second joint very short, and are inserted between the eyes ; 

 the ve-rtex is elevated, obtusely rounded, and deeply cleft; the 

 last joint of the maxillary palpi is oval ; the mandibles are obtuse, 

 with a subapical tooth ; the anterior thighs have no sericeous 

 spot ; the outer spur of the hind tibisB is obtuse ; the tarsi are 

 pubescent beneath ; the claws are not serrate, the under portion 

 is about one-third shorter than the upper, and connate with it. 



In the male the first three joints of the front tarsi are very much 

 swollen, and very convex beneath, and deeply excavated above. 



Groui^ IV. — Phodagee. 



Like the preceding, this group contains but a single species, 

 Fhodaga alliceps Lee, from Arizona; it is entirely black, and 

 finely pubescent. 



The eyes are oval and longitudinal; the antennae are not longer 

 than the head, inserted between the eyes, and filiform, with the 

 second joint very short; the last joint of the maxillary palpi is 

 oval ; the labial palpi have the last joint cylindrical, a little 

 shorter than the penultimate, which is triangular; thq mandibles 

 are deeply emarginate at tip; the head behind the eyes is conical, 

 and the vertex is very prominent ; the anterior thighs have no 

 sericeous spot; the spurs of the hind tibiae are long, slender, and 

 acute ; the tarsi are spinous beneath ; the claws are not serrate, 

 tiie under portion is about one-third shorter than the upper, and 

 connate with it. 



The male has the first joint of the anterior tarsi long, com- 

 pressed, somewhat contorted and prolonged on the inner side; 

 the middle tibia is dilated, arcuate, and deeply longitudinally 

 excavated on the inner face. 



