336 BRACHELYTFxA — PHLOEOCHARIDAE. 



intermediate femora very sliglitly tliickened and their tibiae 

 scarcely perceptibly curved, posterior pair simple. L. 1 1. 

 Not uncommon. M. affinis, Mill. 



II. Abdomen black ; lateral teeth of thorax strong. 

 Black, rather dull ; legs red ;. sides of thorax somewhat 

 reddish. Male with hinder pairs of femora thickened and 

 their tibiae considerably curved. L. 1 1. Common. 



M. sinuutocollis, Lac. 



e. Sides of thorax with an obtuse angle behind middle 

 only ; emargination of posterior angles sharply right 

 angled, forming also right angles with side and basal 

 margins. 

 Blackish-brown, rather dull ; side margins of thorax, 

 apical margin of elytra and apex of abdomen red-ljrown ; 

 first joint of antennae and legs red ; apical margin of fore- 

 head sharply raised ; punctuation strong. L. 1 1. Connnon. 



M. denticollis, Beck. 



J5. Upper-side rust-red. 



Head black, apical margin of forehead sharply raised ; 

 antennae brownisli at apex. L. 1 1. Not very common. 



M. liemiptcriis, 111. 



Phlocohitmi, 



Brownish-yellow^ ; dull ; antennae (except last joint) 

 blackish. Anterior margin of head strongly dilated ; pos- 

 terior margin of thorax with a little tooth on eacli side. 

 L. 1 1. Common. P. clypeatum, Miill. 



niL OBO CHAMIDAJE. 



A, Fourth joint of maxillary palpi longer than third. 



Mandibles with two strong teeth before middle. Ante- 

 rior tarsi simple. Fsendopsis, Newm. 

 li. Fourth joint of maxillary palpi shorter than third. 



Mandibles with one tooth before middle. Anterior tarsi 

 slightly dilated. Phi oeo char is, Mann. 



PseKflopsis. 



Black ; smooth ; antennae and legs brown. L. HI. 

 g(3arc(!. P- sulcata, Newm. 



