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very indistinct furrow, often with none. 



Stenostola, Muls. 

 II, Posterior femora reaching at most to apex of 

 second abdominal segment. 



Antennae usually rather shorter than body ; thorax 

 without lateral tubercles ; elytra very elongate, flat ; legs 

 short, equal, feinora gradually clubbed ; intermediate tibiae 

 with furrow. Oh ere a, Muls. 



&. Eyes divided. 



Antennae shorter than body, fringed; thorax without 

 lateral tubercles, with a basal furrow ; elytra moderately 

 elongate, parallel-sided, rather flat ; legs short, femora gradu- 

 ally clubbed, posterior pair scarcely reaching beyond apex 

 of second abdominal segment. Polyopsia, Muls. 



Lamia, 



Convex. Black, dull ; with very fine, close-lying brown 

 pubescence. Thorax punctured in wrinkles ; elytra granu- 

 late. L. 10 — 14 1. Scarce. L. textor, Lin. 



Wotiohaniiuiis, 



A. Scutellum entirely covered with yellowish pubes- 

 cence. 



Black, with brownish-bronze reflection ; elytra with in- 

 distinct spots of grayish-yellow hairs (more apparent in 

 female) arranged somewhat in bands. Elytra punctured in 

 wrinkles at base and toward apex ; first joint of posterior 

 tarsi longer than third. L. 10 — 13 1. Ptare. 



M. sartor, Fab. 



U, Scutellum covered with pale yellowish pubescence, 

 except on a central longitudinal line. 



Similar to If. sartor. Elytra punctured more strongly at 

 base than at apex ; first joint of posterior tarsi scarcely 

 longer than third. L. 8 — 10 1. Pare. M. sutor, Lin. 



Mesosa. 



Black ; thickly covered with brownish -gray pubescence, 

 with black lines on head and thorax and with a more or 



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