Casey • On North American Coleoptera. I'l 



June 1900. J K^j\sr.x . wi'i 



Crvptophagin.b. 

 The body in this subfamily is generally larger, more oblong less 

 convex and more pubescent than in the Atomariina= possessing at the 

 same time much more variety m tarsal structure and >n the form of the 

 Xi r coxal cavities. These variations are important be,ng always 

 accompanied by a peculiarly of general ^"-"'■•V^'^,,^*'* ^^s "at 

 necessitate the erection of a considerable number of distinct tnbes as 



follows : — 



'eTbeh -':„,„, .;g,„e„l very .uch shorter than .he „ex, .«o Co.- 



! 1 „f .he cox^l cavilie. ; a,Ue„„a. groo.es before .he «y« ""'""ff^f^P; 

 le buccal processes ,»r,o« ; fron. short and wi.ho... .race of clype.l s«.»res 



Tit ,„,1 coarsely tace.ed ; body subdepressed, .he prono.um gene.ally «ith 

 r 1 . « ™sed ,::=, .. .eas. Lible .oward .he sides ; abdo.i.ial su.u.s 



::2 :?y b a 0,tbtL a„d coarsely tace.ed -, f.o,« prolonged, more or ess 

 oTominen. y con.e. above the a„.e„n=e and with a shor. obl.qu. clypeal su.ore a 



traceof clypeal sutures ; antennal grooves obsolete ; antennal club al.a.sloosely 



3_i;l:;;:txar;a;;;ies-;;«;;piet;iy:;wi:no;;p-^^^^ 



ventral segment but little longer than the second and wUh two stra.gh dive.g g 

 caliform lines as in Biphyllini, the tarsi pentamerous m both ;--' ^^^^j^^ 

 o nh jointsmall, the joints toward base having simple ^^^^V"' ""Z^^'t^ 

 fi,.st joL of the posterior as long as the next two conrbn.ed nr Cr^^^^^ 



basa and coarsely faceted ; pronotal fove^. very mmute ■■-^'^^'''''^'^.^ 



Anterior coxal cavitiJs broadly and completely open behind; ^asal se.n.nt of ^ ^^^^ 

 abdomen variable in length ;■■■■;■■■.".■■■ iV"lv,T third ioint 



