niLOEOCHARIS. 337 



Phloeoeharis. 



Blackish-brown ; margin of abdominal segments and 

 often also elytra brown-red ; month, antennae and legs 

 yellow. Pubescence yellowish-gray, rather thick. L. | 1. 

 Rather common. F. suhtilissima, Mami. 



PIBSTIDAE. 



Mandibles of female simple, of male with a long horn on 

 outer-side ; outer maxillary lobe dilated on outer-side ; last 

 joint of maxillary palpi double as long as third ; forehead 

 with a horn on each side in male ; abdomen Ijordered ; 

 anterior tibiae with line spines, tarsi short, with five joints. 



Prvgnatha, Latr. 



JPyof/nafJia, 



Pitch-black, shiny ; base of antennae, legs and a large 

 spot on shoulder of elytra brown-red, latter often entirely 

 yellow-brown. Elytra with four or five punctured striae 

 (al)breviated behind) beside sutural stria. L. 2 1. Rather 

 common. P. quadricornis, Kirby. 



MICR OPErLIDAE. 



Mentum constricted before apex. Thorax, elytra and 

 abdomen with raised ribs ; antennae with nine joints, 

 clubbed, received into grooves ; posterior coxae placed 

 slightly apart; tarsi with three joints. Micropephts, Latr. 



3Iicropeplii s, 



A, Elytra with suture and five longitudinal lines (the 

 outer ones alibreviated) rather strongly raised; interstices 

 deeply punctured, almost in rows. 



Black, dull ; base of antennae and legs red. L. 1 1. 

 Common. M. porcatus, Payk. 



Ji, Elytra with suture and four longitudinal lines (the 

 outermost placed at sides of elytra) raised ; interstices 

 strongly and deeply punctured. 



a. Forehead with one not very strong raised longitudinal 

 line ; sixth abdominal segment with central longitu- 

 dinal ridge runuina; to middle of segment. 



