4G8 CLAVrCORNIA — CEYPTOPHAGIDAE, 



Nearly ovate, slightly convex. Eust-red ; pubescence 

 thin, whitish. Thorax gradually narrowed behind, anterior 

 angles dilated, with a depression and forming a hooked 

 tooth behind, sides very finely notched, posterior angles 

 obtuse, punctuation close and deep ; elytra closely, and at 

 base deeply, punctured. L. | 1. Common. C. vini, Panz. 



JB, Club of antennae apparently two-jointed, the ninth 

 joint being not much broader than eighth, but the tenth 

 and eleventh broad. 



Oblong oval, slightly convex. Brownish-yellow ; pubes- 

 cence short, golden-yellow. Thorax nearly as liroad as 

 elytra behind, gradually a little narrowed in front, anterior 

 angles scarcely prominent, but with a depression at outer 

 margin and a l)lunt tooth behind, sides with a blunt tooth 

 in middle, indistinctly notched behind ; posterior angles 

 obtuse. L. 1^ 1. Not uncommon. C. ^97/ &escews, Sturm. 



Paraniecosoifna, 



A, Side of thorax with two little prominences, one before, 

 the other behind middle. 



Black ; elytra, antennae and legs brown-red. L. f 1. 

 Rather common. P. melanocephala, Herbst. 



2?. Sides of thorax sliarply notched throughout. 



Black or brown, antennae and legs red-brown ; pubes- 

 cence rather rough. L. 1 1. Eare. P. serrcda, Gyll. 



Hypovopriis. 



Elongate, linear, rather flat above, somewhat shiny. 

 Black ; antennae and legs rust-red ; pubescence scarcely 

 perceptible. I'horax oblong-quadrate, slightly broader than 

 head, sides not toothed, base scarcely impressed ; elytra 

 obtuse at apex, indistinctly punctured. L. -*- 1- Scarce. 



H. lathridioides, Mots. 



Atowiaria. 



A. Antennae inserted nearer to one another than to eyes. 



(i» Club of antennae formed of two joints only. 



Oblong, rather flat. Eed-yellow ; somewhat shiny ; 

 pubescence short, rather close. Thorax nearly as long as 

 broad, sides scai'cely rounded, somewhat narrowetl in front, 



