464 CLAVICORXIA — CRYPTOPIIACrlDAE. 



yellow-gray, not very short, moderately close. Club of 

 antennae with joints equal in breadth ; thorax with anterior 

 angles not sensibly dilated, side with an obtuse angle in 

 middle, with a little blunt tooth at its apex, very finely 

 notched behind, posterior angles obtuse, a small longitu- 

 dinal fold above scutellum, punctuation close and deep. L. 

 1— li 1. Scarce. C. pilosus, Gyll. 



_B b. Elytra oval. 



Similar to C. pilosits but with more oval elytra, of which 

 the pubescence is longer and the punctuation coarser and 

 not so close, especially at base. Eare. 



C. punctipennis, Bris. 



b b. Elytra pitch-black, with shoulders and an 

 ill-defined apical spot lighter. 



Elongate, sub-cylindrical. Pitchy-red ; elytra as above ; 

 antennae and legs red. Thorax transverse, scarcely nar- 

 rowed toward base, tooth at anterior angles slightly more 

 projecting and more acute behind than in C. jnlosvs, that in 

 middle of side broader and not so sharp, lateral margin more 

 distinctly notched behind, punctuation not very close, 

 rather deep, on elytra in tolerably regular rows. L. 1 1. 

 Eare. C. ruficornis, Steph. 



II. Thorax without callous prominences on disc. 



1, Thorax with a raised fold above scutellum. 



A A. Anterior angles of thorax forming no dis- 

 tinct tooth. 

 Short and broad, slightly convex. Brown-red, pubes- 

 cence short, yellowish-gray. Thorax with anterior angles 

 a little dilated and fiat, side with a blunt tooth before 

 middle, indistinctly notched behind, posterior angles obtuse, 

 punctuation moderately close and deep, sides somewhat 

 thickened ; elytra finely punctured. L. 1 — IJ 1. Not un- 

 connnon. C- sacjinaUcs, Sturm. 



B B. Anterior angles of thorax forming an 

 obtuse tooth. 

 Lateral pointed tooth of thorax in middle of side, poste- 

 rior angles sharp, right angles. 



a a. Thorax with anterior angles not dilated, 

 sides very finely notched behind. 



