CARPOniTLIDES. 429 



narrow ; male with an extra anal ahdoniinal segment. 

 Antennae sliort, club roundish and compact, tho grooves 

 for their reception convergent. Carpophilus, Leach. 



CarpopliiJus. 



A. Thorax closely punctured, posterior angles rounded; 

 elytra blackish, with a yellow spot covering entire apex 

 and another at shoulder. 



Head and thorax blackish ; antennae yellow-red with 

 brown clnb ; legs reddish-yellow. Body pubescent, espe- 

 cially at sides of thorax and abdomen. Extent of yellow 

 spots on elytra variable. L. 1| 1. Common. 



C. hemipteriLS, Lin. 



J5. Thorax not very closely punctured, posterior angles 

 obtuse ; elytra pitch-brown, with three reddish-yellow 

 spots on each. 



Head and thorax pitch-brown ; antennae red-brown, 

 with blackish club ; legs red-brown. Body very slightly 

 pubescent. L. 1 — 1| 1. Eare. C. sexpustulatiis, Fab. 



NITin JILIDES. 



A» Prosternum not produced behind. 



fi. Grooves for reception of antennae straight and con- 

 vergent. 



I, First three tarsal joints dilated. 



1, Last joint of labial palpi thickened ; male witli 

 anal abdominal segment prominent. 



Labrum bilobed ; apex of mandibles simple ; club of 

 antennae rather loosely formed. Mpuraea, Er. 



2, Labial palpi not thickened ; male without extra 

 abdominal segment. 



Labrum emarginate ; apex of mandibles two-toothed ; 

 club of antennae large and roundish. Nitidula, Fab. 



II. First three tarsal joints not dilated. 



Labrum slightly emarginate ; apex of mandibles simple ; 

 maxillae not covered by mentum; labial palpi not thickened. 



Soronia, Er. 

 l). Grooves for reception of antennae curved outward. 



