418 CLAVICORNIA — HISTERIDAE. 



ParonialHS, 



A, Sides of body somewhat rounded. 



Oval. Pitch-hlack ; antennae and legs brown. Tliorax 

 with marginal stria at sides only ; upper-side punctured ; 

 pygidium with two curved lines united behind in female. 

 L. 1 1. Rather common. P. flavicornis, Herbst. 



S. Sides of body nearly parallel. 



Oblong. Pitch-brown ; antennae and legs red-brown. 

 Thorax with marginal stria at sides only ; upper-side punc- 

 tured ; pygidium with two sloping curved lines united 

 behind in female. L. 1 1. Eare. 



P. parallelopipedtis, Herbst. 



Setaerins. 



Bounded, convex. Eed-brown, shiny ; upper-side with 

 rows of isolated hairs. Thorax with a deep furrow on each 

 side, forming a broad thickened border. li. 1 1. Not 

 common. H. sesquicornis, Preyssl. 



Dendro2)Jt ilus, 



A., Elytra without any sutural stria; inner dorsal striae 

 obsolete. 



Reversed ovate. Pitch-black, moderately shiny ; mouth, 

 antennae and legs red-brown. Marginal stria of thorax 

 entire; upper-side punctured. L. 1^ 1. Not uncommon. 



D. ])unctatus, Herbst. 



H, Elytra with a fine sutural stria ; inner dorsal striae 

 distinct. 



Oval. Pitch-black, almost dull ; mouth, antennae and 

 legs brown. Marginal stria of thorax entire ; liead and 

 thorax impunctate, interstices on elytra extremely finely 

 punctured. L. 1^- 1. Not uncommon. D. pyymo.eus, Lin. 



3Iyrnietes, 



Roundish, convex. Red-brown, rather dull, impunctate. 

 Elytra without sutural or inner lateral stria, dorsal and 

 humeral striae not distinct, former abbreviated about middle, 

 first absent, outer lateral stria well marked. L. 1 1. Mode- 

 rately common. M. 2^'iceus, Payk. 



