130 PALPICORNIA — IlYDrvOrHILlDAE. 



Ohlong-ovate, moderately convex. Upper-side pale 

 brown-yellow, very closely punctured; under-side and apex 

 of palpi (latter narrowly) blackish ; til)iae usually yellow- 

 brown. Elytra without sutural furrow. L. 2| — 3 1. 

 Common. H. lividus, Forst. 



S, Punctuation strong and close throughout. 



Similar to H. livichos, but darker brown-yellow, with 

 head and a broader space at apex of palpi blackish. L. 

 2i — 2| 1. Rather common. II. pvnctfdvs, Shar]). 



J^hUliydrus. 

 A* Elytra unicolorous. 



a. Body oblong-ovate, moderately convex. 



Z. Penultimate joint of palpi pitchy. 

 Oblong-ovate, moderately convex. Upper-side lighter or 

 darker yellow-brown, finely and closely punctured ; head 

 and disc of thorax usually blackish. Elytra with a sutural 

 furrow, abljreviated in front. L. 2^ — 3 1. Ptather com- 

 mon. P. icstaceus, Fab. 



II, Palpi entirely yellow-l)roM'n. 

 Similar to F. testaceus l)ut rather more shiny, a little 

 narrower and more oblong, punctuation not quite so close 

 and a little more distinct ; club of antennae not so black ; 

 head only slightly Ijruwn in middle. Eather connnon. 



P. maritimus, Th. 



h. P)ody oval, convex. 



I, Palpi entirely reddish. 



Sinnlar to P. melanoccj^hdlvs but shorter in proportion 

 and more convex ; punctuation of elytra generally stronger 

 but without any rows of larger irregular punctures ; femora 

 reddish, but brown on upper-side. Ptather common. 



P. nigricans, Zctt. 



II, Palpi reddish, with apex of last joint lirown. 



Elliptic, convex. Upper-side brownish-yellow, closely 

 ])unr.turcd ; head, middle of thorax, and the under-side 

 black; legs reddish, with femora 1)1 ackish. Elytra with a 

 sutural furrow abbreviated in front. L. 2?, 1. Moderately 

 connnon. P. niclanoccphalvs, Ol. 



