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heart-shaped ; elytra with some indistinct striae, and gene- 

 rally two or three impressions. L. 1 1. Rather common. 



A. marinus, Strihn. 

 JS, Posterior angles of thorax more rounded ; elytra some- 



wliat dilated behind, sides more rounded. 



Closely resembling A. marinus ; mandil)les less promi- 

 nent ; tarsal spines shorter and straighter ; upper surface 

 more shining. L. 1 1. Rather common. A. llohini,Lab. 



Perileptus, 



Flat. Head and thorax pitch-black ; palpi, labrum and 

 antennae brown-red, base of latter and legs red-yellow. 

 Tliorax heart-shaped, posterior angles sharp right angles, 

 elytra oblong, red-yellow, with a narrow dark-brown border, 

 striae effaced at sides and apex. L. 1 1. Not common. 



F. areolatus, Creutz. 



BE3IBIJDIIJOES, 



A, Anterior tarsi with a curved spine Ijeneath the fourth 

 joint in both sexes. 



Apical joint of palpi longer tlian in the following genera; 

 second joint of outer lol)e of maxillae half as long again as 

 first ; eyes flat ; antennae threadlike ; elytra without any 

 short scutellary stria, sutural stria not turned forward again 

 at the apex. Lymna&wm, Steph. 



-B. Fourth joint of anterior tarsi without the sjiine. 



a. Body not pubescent. 



I. Antennae beadlike. 



Eyes not prominent; elytra with a rather long scutellary 

 stria, parallel to the suture, first stria not turned forward at 

 the apex ; anterior tibiae not much dilated at apex, deeply 

 emarginate within and armed at apex of emargination with 

 two spines directed inward ; tarsal joints very short, on 

 the anterior tarsi the first is drawn out into a spine on 

 both sides, the second and third on the inner-side only. 



Cillemis, Curt. 



II. Antennae threadlike. 



-/. First stria on elytra turned forward at the apex; 

 abbreviated scutellary stria wanting. 



