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THE ENTOMOLOGIST S RECORD. 



3.3. 



1. Ephippigera, Burm. 



Uromenus, Bolivar. 



3. Stebopledrus, Bolivar. 



Tarle of Genera. 

 1. Posterior tibiae with an apical spine above ; prozona 

 of pronoturn arched, and so in a different plane from 

 the metazona ; presternum unarmed. 



2. Vertex inclined, with the fastigium forming a 

 tubercle, and generally sulcate longitudinally, 

 contiguous beneath with a frontal tubercle, 

 which is narrower than the first segment of the 

 antennas. 



3. Pronotum with no lateral keels separating disc 

 from side flaps, more or less cylindrical 

 Pronotum with lateral keels separating the 

 disc from the side flaps. 

 4. Supraanal plate <? not separated from the 

 anal segment, which is produced between 

 the cerci ; (ovipositor, in the European 

 species, strongly curved upwards). . 

 4.4. Supraanal plate $ more or less separated 

 from the anal segment. Ovipositor 

 slightly curved. 

 5. Ventral segments entire, that is, repre- 

 sented by a smooth or lumpy central plate; 

 supraanal plate 3 joined to the anal 

 segment, the point of union marked by 

 a distinct furrow. Cerci <? conical or 

 cylindrical and truncate obliquely at the 

 extremity, with an inner tooth in the 

 middle or apical half; infraanal plate 

 ? smooth, with no keels. . 

 5.5. Ventral segment represented, at least 

 at the base of the abdomen, by two 

 callosities, placed one on each side of 

 the median line, and near to each 

 other. Supraanal plate <J placed below 

 the anal segment. Cerci <$ large, 

 with the base broad and produced 

 interiorly into a strong tooth, then 

 slender, and longer than the supra- 

 anal plate, bent inwards, at the apex, 

 which ends in a sharp point. Infra- 

 anal plate ? armed at the base with 

 two oblique keels and bent inwards, 

 forming a depression on each side, 

 and membranous in the rest 

 2.2. Vertex vertical, with fastigium little prominent ; 

 no frontal tubercle; suture of the union with 

 the vertex greater than the breadth of the 

 first segment of the antennas. 



3. Side flaps of pronotum roundly inserted; pro- 



notum with no lateral keels. 

 4. Elytra present as small flaps 

 4.4. Elytra absent 

 3.3. Side flaps of pronotum set at an angle ; meta- 

 zona with lateral keels 

 1.1. Posterior tibias with no apical spine above; pro- 

 notum flat above ; (with a keel on each side, 

 separating disc from side flaps) . . . . . . 8. Pycnogaster, Graells. 



Genus I : Ephippigera, Burmeister. 

 This genus, in the strict sense as defined by Bolivar, includes a 

 number of species inhabiting Spain, Portugal, and Italy, as also the 

 north part of Africa. It is characterised by the almost cylindrical 

 pronotum, with no lateral keels, so that the disc passes into the side 

 Haps with no marked division. 



4. Callicrania, Bolivar. 



PRJEPHIPPIGERA.Bolivar. 



B^tica, Bolivar. 



7. Platystolus, Bolivar. 



