DKKMKSTIDAE. 503 



Antennae slender. Posterior coxae very narrow, gradu- 

 ally slightly reduced outward, reaching to inner margin 

 of episterna ; first four tarsal joints equal in length. Scu- 

 telluin free ; body covered with long upright hairs. 



Trinodes, Meg. 



Devmestes. 



A. Apex of elytra produced into a sharp spine. 



Black, dull ; antennae red-ljrown, club rather darker. 

 Pubescence black, mixed with white hairs, sides of thorax 

 thickly covered with gray- white hairs ; under-side thickly 

 covered with whitish hairs, sides of nietasternum and of 

 each abdominal segment with a spot of black hairs, last 

 abdominal segment with a central spot of black hairs reach- 

 ing from apex to base. Coxae, trochanters and a broad 

 band on outer-side of femora covered with white hairs. 

 A tuft of bristles on the fourth abdominal segment of male. 

 L. 3 — 4i 1. Rather common. D. vulpinus, Fab. 



2?. Apex of elytra not produced. 



a. Elytra unicolorous. 



I. Last abdominal segment covered with white hairs, 

 with a spot of black hairs on each side and another 

 in middle, reaching from apex to middle of segment 

 only. 



Black, dull ; antennae red-brown. Sides of thorax 

 thickly covered with gray-white hairs, with a black spot 

 in posterior angles ; elytra generally narrowed behind 

 middle and pointed ; under-side (except last abdominal 

 segment) as in D. vulpinus. Lower half of femora covered 

 with white hairs. A tuft of bristles on fourth abdominal 

 segment of male. L. 3 — 4 1. Scarce. D. Frischi, Kug. 



II, Last abdominal segment covered with black hairs 

 with two or three white spots at base. 



A tuft of bristles on both third and fourth abdominal 

 segments of male. 



1. Antennae dark brown, with deep black club. 



Black, dull. Upper-side clouded with bluish-gray and 

 black pubescence. Scutellum covered with brownish- 

 yellow hairs, under-side with gray-white ; first abdominal 

 segment black on each side at base, next three with a black 

 spot on each side, last segment black, with three white spots 



